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THE

UNIVERSAL SONGSTER:

OR

MUSEUM OF MIRTH.

NATIONAL SONGS.

THE RAISING.

COME muster my lads your mechanical tools,
Your saws and your axes, your hammers and rules;
Bring your mallets and planes, your level and line,
And plenty of pins of American pine:

For our roof we will raise, and our song still shall be,
A government firm, and our citizens free.

Come up with the plates, lay them firm on the wall, Like the people at large, they're the ground work of all;

Examine them well and see that they're sound,

Let no rotten parts in our building be found;

For our roof we will raise and our song still shall be,
Our government firm and our citizens free.

Now hand up the girders, lay each in its place,
Between them the joists must divide all the space;

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ke assembly-men these should lie level along,
ke girders, our senate prove loyal and strong:

For our roof we will raise, and our song still shall be,
A government firm over citizens free.

our rafters now frame, your king-posts and braces,
nd drive your pins home, to keep all in their places;
et wisdom and strength in the fabric combine,
nd your pins be all made of American pine;

For the roof we will raise, and our song still shall be,
A government firm, over citizens free.

ur king-posts are judges-now upright they stand,
apporting the braces, the laws of the land;

he laws of the land which divide right from wrong, nd strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong: For our roof we will raise, and our song still shall be, Laws equal and just for people that's free.

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TUNE-Yankee
ANKEE DOODLE is the
Americans delight in;
Twill do to whistle, sing,
And just the thing for figh
Chorus.-Yankee Dood
Down outside,
Yankee Doodle,
Trumpet, dru
Should Great Britain, Spain,
Wage war upon our shor
We'll lead them such a wou
They'll find their toes are
Yankee Doodl

! up with the rafters-each frame is a state! ow noble they rise! their span too how great! rom the north to the south, o'er the whole they extend,

nd rest on the walls while the walls they defend!
For our roof we will raise, and our song still shall be,
Combined in strength, yet as citizens free.

ow enter the purlins and drive your pins through,
nd see that your joints are drawn home and all true;]
he purlins will bind all the rafters together,

he strength of the whole shall defy wind and weather:
For our roof we will raise, and our song still shall be,
United as States, but as citizens free.

ome, raise up the turret our glory and pride:
the centre it stands, o'er the whole to preside;
he sons of Columbia shall view with delight
s pillars and arches, and towering height:

Our roof is now raised and our song still shall be
A federal head o'er a people still free.

We

Should a haughty foe expect
To give our boys a caning
guess they'll find our la
A little bit of training,
Yankee Do

F wager now a mug of fli
And bring it on the table
Put Yankee boys aboard a
To beat them they are a
Yankee Doo

Then if they go to ara A
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Huzza! my brave boys, our work is complete,
The world shall admire Columbia's fair spot:

Its strength against tempest and time shall be proof,
And thousands shall come to dwell under our roof,

While we drain the deep bowl,our toast still shall be, Our government firm and our citizens free.

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TUNE-Yankee Doodle."

YANKEE DOODLE is the tune

Americans delight in;

'Twill do to whistle, sing, or play,
And just the thing for fighting.

Chorus.-Yankee Doodle, boys, huzza!
Down outside, up the middle-
Yankee Doodle, fa, sol, la,

Trumpet, drum and fiddle.

Should Great Britain, Spain, or France,
Wage war upon our shore, sir,
We'll lead them such a woundy dance,
They'll find their toes are sore, sir.
Yankee Doodle, &c.

Should a haughty foe expect

To give our boys a caning,

We guess they'll find our lads have larnt
A little bit of training,

Yankee Doodle, &c.

I'll wager now a mug of flip,
And bring it on the table,
Put Yankee boys aboard a ship,
To beat them they are able.
Yankee Doodle, &c.

Then if they go to argufy,
I rather guess they'll find too,

We've got a set of tonguey blades,
To out-talk 'em, if they're a mind to.
Yankee Doodle, &c.

America's a dandy place,

The people all are brothers;
And when one's got a pumpkin pie,
He shares it with the others.
Yankee Doodle, &c.

We work and sleep and pray in peace-
By industry we thrive, sir;
And if a drone won't do his part,
We'll scout him from the hive, sir;
Yankee Doodle, &c.

And then on Independence Day
(And who's a better right to?)
We eat and drink, and sing and play,
And have a dance at night too.
Yankee Doodle, &c.

Our girls are fair our boys are tough,
Our old folks wise and healthy;
And when we've every thing enough,
We count that we are wealthy.
Yankee Doodle, &c

We're happy, free, and well to do,
And cannot want for knowledge;
For almost every mile or two,
You find a school or college.

Yankee Doodle, &c.

The land we till is all our own-
Whate'er the price, we paid it;
Therefore we'll fight till all is blue,

Should any dare invade it.

Chorus.-Yankee Doodle, boys; huzza!
Down outside, up the middle-

Yankee Doodle, fa, sol, la,

Trumpet, drum, and fiddle.

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