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Throughout her career, Constitution has been the subject of poems and songs. Some political, some dignified, most intensely proud and patriotic. Some can still be sung with confidence, as with “The Constitution long shall be the glory of our Navy…,” to the tune of “Yankee Doodle.” Presented here is a representative collection, by no means complete, of such poetical efforts beginning in the year of her launch, 1797. A Nation Borne By Your Masts And Spars How We Burned The Philadelphia On The Capture Of The Guerriere On The Launching Of The Frigate Constitution Parody On Woodsman Spare That Tree The American Constitution Frigate's Engagement With The Guerriere The Old Constitution, The Gem Of The Ocean |