National anthem of the United States of America (lyrics)

The StarSpangled Banner (1st, 2nd, and 4th verse) TShirt Hoodie Cap Book Top Products The StarSpangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from Defence of Fort M Henry, 2 a poem written on September 13, 1814 by the 35yearold lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large American flag, the StarSpangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the American victory. The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men s social club in London. To Anacreon in Heaven