REMEMBER THE MAINE
February 15, 1898 - In Havana, the U.S. Battleship Maine was blown up while at anchor and quickly sank with 260 crew members lost. The incident inflamed public opinion in the U.S., resulting in a declaration of war against Spain on April 25, 1898, amid cries of "Remember the Maine!"

Remember The Maine-Lyrics     http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/songster/60-remember-the-maine.htm

THE BATTLESHIP OF MAINE
The Battleship of Maine · The New Lost City Ramblers    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBTxVLqnadA

MY SWEETHEART WENT DOWN WITH THE MAINE
Traditional Music.co.uk LYRICS     http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/My_Sweetheart_Went_Down_With_the_Maine.htm
’Once I had a sweetheart, noble, brave and true,
Fearless as the sunrise, gentle as the dew,
We had loved and waited, he had named the day,
We were pledged to wed each other in the month of May.'