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Below this dome
The earthy place 
Lies a stone lighthouse 
Sturdy standing in place
Across the waters it does face 
Brought to birth at 1810
 
She’s been there for years 
As fishermen left their piers  
Guiding ships and boats 
Safety is what she promotes

During the war of 1812 
British war ship came town
Bringing to many a frown  
They plundered and buried many New England 
Vessels 
Here in this Scituate town that nestles
 
The lighthouse keeper sent out a shot 
From the cannon with loud drama on the spot 
The angered British captain then departed 
Back home he had charted

Later in years in need of repairs
And towns peoples sneers
To the crumbling of stairs  
In 1855 the lighthouse received a Fresnel lens

And then 
Minot’s ledge light was lighted on November 15.1860 
Situate light was changed in a jiffy 
The lights went black 
And so the growth of sea wrack 
Then in the government hauled 
In 1924 an automatic light was installed 
 
No lighthouse keeper was needed 
And so it proceeded 
Throughout the plans 
The light changed hands 
And at times lay their abandon 
In 1956 an Italian freighter ran aground 
Laying next to the lighthouse mound 
In 1994 the lighthouse was brought back 
Once more
A part of the historic society for all to adore 
Where it remains lit on Situate shores

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