Mystic seaport on the sound
Where old sailing ships abound
Rich in naval history to be sure
Honest sailors tested and pure
Houses dot the inlet landscape
Where once Tories and Americans scraped

Maritime history rich in tradition
In New England towns faced with perdition
Hearty folk thrive and succeed
A tribute to our founding fathers indeed
Guns silenced long ago
Now rust in winters of frozen snow

New London a departure from its sister city
A testament to those courageous and gritty
Home of our U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Where seamanship becomes the epitome
Rolling hills and vinery
Now occupy land with wineries

Independent folks quick to display
The American flag on St. Patrick’s Day
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Americans unite
The Constitution State will never take flight
Militias and minutemen roamed these hills
To free our land from foreign ills