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OLD TIPPECANOE, by                    
First Line: "come, rouse up, ye bold-hearted whigs"
Last Line: And 'go it for' tyler and 'tippecanoe'
Subject(s): "elections;harrison, William Henry (1773-1841);" Voting;voters;suffrage


COME, rouse up, ye bold-hearted Whigs of Kentucky,
And show the nation what deeds you can do;
The high-road to victory lies open before ye
While led to the charge by Old Tippecanoe.

When Indians were scalping our friends and our brothers,
To Ohio's frontier he gallantly flew;
And thousands of innocent infants, and mothers,
Were saved by the valor of Tippecanoe.

When savage Tecumseh was rallying his forces,
In innocent blood his hands to imbrue;
Our hero despis'd all his bloody associates,
And won the proud name of Old Tippecanoe.

And when this Tecumseh and his brother Proctor,
To capture Fort Meigs their utmost did do;
Our gallant old hero again play'd the Doctor,
And gave them a dose like at Tippecanoe.

And then on the Thames, on the fifth of October,
Where musket balls whizz'd as they flew;
He blasted their prospects, and rent them asunder,
Just like he had done on the Tippecanoe.

Let Greece praise the deeds of her great Alexander
And Rome boast of Caesar and Scipio too;
Just like Cincinnatus, that noble commander,
Is our old Hero of Tippecanoe.

For when the foes of his country no longer could harm her,
To the shades of retirement he quickly withdrew;
And now at North Bend see the HONEST OLD FARMER,
Who won the green laurel at Tippecanoe.

And when to the National Council elected,
The good of his country still see him pursue,
And every poor man by him thus protected,
Should ever remember "Old Tippecanoe."

And now from retirement the People doth call him,
Because he is Honest and Qualified too;
And for One Term they soon will install him
As President -- "Hero of Tippecanoe."

Let knaves call him "coward," and fools call
him "granny"
To answer their purpose -- this never will do;
When rallied around him we'll rout little Vanny,
And give him a Thames -- or a full Waterloo.

The Republican banner of Freedom is flying,
The Eagle of Liberty soars in your view;
Then rally my hearties -- all slanders defying,
And thunder huzza! for "Old Tippecanoe."

Among the supporters of brave General Jack son,
There are many Republicans, honest and true,
To such we say "come out from among them,"
And "go it for" Tyler and "Tippecanoe."





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