Sentence:  Oh, did n't I handle my gun, boys, – / My gun, boys, with shout upon shout? / And did n't the balls rain among us? / And did n't the blood run about? / A shipmate was dashed dead beside me; / The splinters flew – death-yells uprolled; / Oh, <WSD>sassy</WSD> that fight of old Erie! / More <WSD>sassy</WSD>, though, Perry the Bold! 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy. (from 1833)