Tippecanoe And Tyler Too

Album: various (1840)
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  • What's the cause of this commotion, motion, motion
    Our country through?
    It is the ball a-rolling on
    For Tippecanoe and Tyler too.
    And with them we'll beat little Van, Van, Van
    Van is a used up man
    And with them we'll beat little Van

    Like the rushing of mighty waters, waters, waters
    On it will go!
    And in its course will clear the way
    For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    See the Loco standard tottering, tottering, tottering
    Down it must go!
    And in its place we'll rear the flag
    Of Tippecanoe, &c.

    The Bay State boys turned out in thousands, thousands, thousands
    Not long ago
    And at Bunker Hill they set their seals
    For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    Have you heard from old Vermount, mount, mount
    All honest and true?
    The Green Mountain Boys are rolling the ball
    For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    Don't you hear from every quarter, quarter, quarter
    Good news and true?
    That swift the ball is rolling on
    For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    Now you hear the Vanjacks talking, talking, talking
    Things look quite blue
    For all the world seems turning round
    For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    Let them talk about hard cider, cider, cider
    And Log Cabins too
    It will only help to speed the ball
    For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    His latchstring hangs outside the door, door, door
    And is never pulled through
    For it never was the custom of
    Old Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    He always had his tables set, set, set
    For all honest and true
    To ask you in to take a bite
    With Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    See the spoilsmen and leg-treasurers, treasurers, treasurers
    All in a stew!
    For all they know they stand no chance
    With Tippecanoe and Tyler too

    Little Matty's days are numbered, numbered, numbered
    Out he must go!
    And in his place we'll put the good
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