I believe I share your feelings with both the drum and the fade out ending. In fact, the history channel asked me to write the theme song for one of their up and coming reality shows called "Woodies Fairly Reliable Guide Service." I have the song finished in demo form now,

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but I learned a fascinating lesson. They told me they do not purchase Fade out endings, only what they call button endings. I was told that is industry standard for film and TV so I am now writing only button endings but this song slipped in before I learned that. I should probably fix that as you suggest.

I totally agree on the drum and yes, I think I will fix that and come up with a complete non demo version of the piece. I will put it up here I think in a couple of days maybe. Also, here are the words:

The Cumberland
When wind it wanes and canvas hangs like stiff clothes on a wire,
The seadogs call me prophet; the young pups call me liar.
brave and bold we sailed that old and stormy southern sea.
We raged along the slavers coast, a terror proud to be.

Blooded hands and callused feet, our nerves immune to fear.
We suck on rum like babies thumb cause farmhands dine on beer.
Again the call aroused us all and back to sea we go.
Climb swift the riggings lift and let the salty canvas show.

At last the foe to Hampton Roads, comes our ship to claim.
Their back it shines like metal tin, their short mast billows flame.
We know our loss when broadsides cross and heaven hears our plea.
Now drink deep the salty sleep, we're baptized by the sea.

Pipe all hands to muster, beat to quarters dog the guns
Decks are cleared for action boys now, put 'em to the run.
When the first round struck and glanced the steel nations cried and swore
Our first rounds last of sailings past it put all wooden ships ashore

We couldn't win we shouldn't run, we wouldn't strike the flag
I watched each crew stay fast their gun while the hull turned into rag
The seadogs call me prophet; the young pups call me liar.
She lay the shallows draft to the yards dead with all flags flyin'