THE FIRST POLK SONG. Tune— “Old Dan Tucker“ Ah, Matty Van’s a used up man,And Lewis Cass he cannot pass,And as for our old friend Tecumseh,He’s lost amidst the “Rumsey Dumsey.”Hurrah, hurrah, the Nation’s risin’For Harry Clay and Frelinghuysen. There’s Stewart he can’t run at all,And Buck’ kept quiet in his stall,The Loco’s are uncertainContinue reading “A Folk Song? No, A Polk Song!”
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Harry of the West
A CATCH. Air — Here’s a health to all good lasses. Here’s success to old Kentucky, Ever true and ever lucky; Still his grateful country’s stay! Freemen ’round your patriot rally! Raise the cry from hill and valley! “Gratitude to Henry Clay!” A “Catch” is what we’d call a “round” these days; part singing. LikeContinue reading “Harry of the West”
Off on the Frontier
THE FIGHTING CAPTAIN By F. B. Graham, Esq. TUNE — “It will never do to give it up so.” When Markle marched to the frontier, He knew not what it was to fear, The Tory force the British sent, But this was e’er his sentiment, It will never do to give it up so, ItContinue reading “Off on the Frontier”
The Whigs Didn’t like Jackson Either
WHIG QUODLIBET As sung by the Philadelphia Clay Minstrels. Oh Polk! Oh Polk! Don’t you know you’ll end in smoke! For up Salt River you must go Polk! And the way you’ll go up won’t be slow Polk! Oh Polk! Oh Polk! Don’t you know you’ll end in smoke! You may run and your friendsContinue reading “The Whigs Didn’t like Jackson Either”
Shameless Self Promotion
Altered States of the Union To the tune of “Old Rosin the Beau“ An anthology’s coming this summer So hurry to order, don’t wait, Glenn Hauman’s the editor of ‘er The publisher is Crazy Eight. The publisher is Crazy Eight, The publisher is Crazy Eight. Glenn Hauman’s the editor of ‘er And the publisher isContinue reading “Shameless Self Promotion”
JAMES D. MACDONALD 