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KING ANDREW (Campaign of 1832) G7 C G C G King Andrew had five trusty squires whom he held his bid[ing] to do Am F C G7 C He also had three pilot fish to give the sharks their cue There was Lou, and Ben, and Lev, and Bill, and Roger of Tawney hue, And Blair the Book, and Kendal chief cook, and Isaac surnamed the True And Blair push'd Lewis and Ben touch'd Billy and Ike jogg'd Levi And Cass touched Amos and Roger of Tawny Hue Now was this not a medley crew as ever a mortal knew? C C# C G7 C Now was this not a medley crew as ever a mortal knew? King Andrew had an itching palm to finger the nation's cash Most of 'em thought 'twas just the thing, but some, it would be rash He ask'd Lou, and Ben, &C The General took his cook's advice, and hurried away the Rhino But where is went, aye, there's the rub I'm sure neither you nor I know For there's Lou, and Ben &c 'As sung at the Salem Whig Festival, August 1834.' Boston: Published by SH Parker near Washington Street. Roger B. Taney (Sec of the Treasury, later Supreme Court Chief Justice), Levi Woodbury (Secretary of the Navy), Amos Kendall (Auditor of the Treasury), Francis Blair (editor of the Washington Globe, the recognized organ of the Jackson party) were all members of Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet". Lewis Cass was Secretary of War and later nominee for President in 1848. Sheet music available at the Levy Collection filename[ KINGANDR TUNE FILE: DAMEDURD CLICK TO PLAY CX Feb07 |
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