Lincoln and Liberty
| Lincoln and Liberty (1860) by |
| Sung to "Rosin the Bow". As collected in Hutchinson's Republican Songster of 1860. |
Hurrah for the choice of the nation!
Our chieftan so brave and so true;
We'll go for the great Reformation —
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
We'll go for the son of Kentucky
The hero of Hoosierdom through;
The pride of the Suckers so lucky
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
Our good David's sling is unerring,
The Slaveocrat's giant he slew;
Then shout for the Freedom-preferring
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
We'll go for the son of Kentucky
The hero of Hoosierdom through;
The pride of the Suckers so lucky
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
Come all you true friends of the nation
Attend to humanity's call
Oh aid of the slaves’ liberation
And roll on the liberty ball
We’ll finish the temple of freedom
And make it capacious within
That all who seek shelter may find it
Whatever the hue of their skin.
Success to the old fashioned doctrine
That men are created all free
And down with the power of the despot
Wherever his stronghold may be
They'll find what by felling and mauling,
Our railmaker statesman can do;
For the people are everywhere calling
For Lincoln and Liberty too.
Then up with our banner so glorious,
The star-spangled red-white-and-blue,
We'll fight till our Cause is victorious,
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
References [edit]
- Slber, Irwin (1971). Songs America Voted By. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books.
- Hall, Roger Lee (2009). Lincoln and Liberty: Music from Abraham Lincoln's Era. Stoughton, Massachusetts: PineTree Press.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWwDgOj0oE
