1844 – Page 13 – JAMES D. MACDONALD

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”

Advance Whigs

ADVANCE WHIGS. Air — “Boatman’s dance. ” Come Whigs prepare to enter the chase, We can beat any man of the Loco race, We beat them in forty, we can beat them more, And use up their party in forty.four. Advance Whigs, advance, Your country’s cause advance, And never rest a day, ’till Henry ClayContinue reading “Advance Whigs”

Let the Banner Fly!

COME FRIENDS, GATHER ‘ROUND. Tune—“Lucy Neal” Come, friends of Markle, gather round. And join us in our song, To rout the sly old “Lumbermen” It will not take us long. With Mississinewa, With Mississinewa, Protection for our artizans. And Mississinewa. We want no Parson at the helm, Nor Injins at the mast, But a cleverContinue reading “Let the Banner Fly!”

Brand New Song, Same Old Tune

A NEW SONG.TUNE— “Old Rosin the Bow“ The story we’ll tell you’s surprisin,’But then you will find it no joke;The Locos who wish’d to take poison,Have determined at last to take (poke) Polk,Have determined, &c. The most of them swallow’d Van Buren,But found him too little to choke —Large doses of Cass they did pourContinue reading “Brand New Song, Same Old Tune”