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Wishful Thinking

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Air — “A life on the Ocean wave.” List, list to the People’s cry, Resounding o’er hill and dale, In terror the Loco’s fly, Like chaff on the winter’s gale. The mountains are ringing the shout, The valleys re-echo again. And the rock-bound shores of the North Are joyously swelling theContinue reading “Wishful Thinking”

Orlando Shooting

  Equality Florida has a GoFundMe for victims of the Pulse Nightclub terror attack. Equality Florida, the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization is collecting contributions via this GoFundMe page to support the victims of the horrific shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub. This is the largest, deadliest mass-shooting in US history.Continue reading “Orlando Shooting”

On the Banks of the Ohio

OUR CANDIDATE. Tune — Hurrah, Hurrah. For Henry Clay, our candidate. Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah. To place him in the chair of state, Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! “God’s noblest work— an honest man,” A nobler show us if you can ! Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah, hurrah. Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah. We spread our banners to the sky. Hurrah, hurrah,Continue reading “On the Banks of the Ohio”

How to Build a Log Cabin

HARRY CLAY’S RAISIN’ AIR— “Old Tip’s raisin’” Come all ye log cabin boys, we’ll have another raising, We have a job on hand, that we think will be pleasing, We’ll turn out and build Harry Clay a new cabin, And finish it off with chinkin’ and with daubin’. We want all the log cabin boysContinue reading “How to Build a Log Cabin”