Tag Archive for: Band

Edinburgh After Flodden

Edinburgh After Flodden 2565 News of battle!-news of battle! Hark! 'tis ringing down the street: And the archways and the pavement Bear the clang of hurrying feet News of battle!-who hath brought it? News of triumphl-who should bring…

The Last Fleree Charge

The Last Fleree Charge 2713 'Twas just before the last fierce charge, Two soldiers drew their rein For a parting word and a touch of hand: They might never meet again One had blue eyes, soft curling hair Nineteen but a month ago, With…

The Sallor’s Grave

The Sallor's Grave 3704 Our bark was for for from the land When the fairest of our gallant band Grew deadly mals, and waned away Like the twilight of an autumn day We had watched him through long hours of pain, Our cares were great, our…

Under The Anheuser Busch

Under the Anheuser Busch 2023 Talk about the shade of the sheltering palms; Praise the bamboo charms, tree and its wide spreading There's a little bush that grows right here in this town You know Its name for it has won such renown, Often…

The Cause Of Equity

The Cause of Equity 5976 And brightens all the world about, With its hope giving ray Soon, soon the day of right shall glow, In splendor through the land; When every farmer lad shall march, In Equity's fair band The cause of Equity is…

The Irish Jubilee

The Irish Jubilee 4035 Oh, a short time ago, boys, an Irishman named Doherty Was elected to the Senate by a very large ma- jority He felt so elated that he went to Dennis Cassius, Who oswned a barroom of a very large capacity He said to Cassidy,…

Jim Root’s Ride

Jim Root's Ride 1654 When the angel Lime he trumpet and the Ame And the voice of God is calling all the many Mat terad sottis, There's & man who'll lead a phalang up the jeweled golden aipeat To a former they have savel for him beside the mercy…

A Bar’s Rest

A Bar's Rest 1473 (A Paris restaurant advertises "dinners without music" The cuisine is retined, the wines excel- lent, but It bases its claim to popularity on the absence of music) Oho! let us fly to the continong For we've heard a report…

The Sword Of Bunker Hill

The Sword of Bunker Hill William Ross Wallace 5492 He lay upon his dying bed, His eye was growing dim, When with a feeble volce he called His weeping son to him "Weep not, my son," the vet'ran said, "I bow to heaven's high will, But…

The Song Of Perry’s Victory

The Song of Perry's Victory 649 Ye tars of Columbia, give ear to my storys Who fought with brave Perry when cannons did Four! Your Valor has kained you an Immortal glory A fame that will last until time is no more Columbian tars are the true…

The Irish Erin Grant’s Lament

The Irish Erin Grant's Lament 5435 I'm sitting on the stile, Mary Where we sat side by side: On a bright May morning long ago, When årst you were my belde The corn wus springing fresh and green, And the lark sang loud and high, And the…

The Little German Home

The Little German Home 4533 I love to think about those days so full of fun and Joy That never will come back again to me; It was many, many years agone when but a little boy I lived there so happy, light, and free I used to play about all…

Belle Brandon

Belle Brandon 9010 'Neath a free by the margin of the woodland Whose spreading leafy boughs sweep the ground With a path loading thither o'er the prairie When silence hung her night garb around: There often I have wandered in the evening …

Enthusiasm

ENTHUSIASM 5645 I kind o' like campaign' time I like to hear 'em tellさん) Jes' what the goverment should do to keep things goin' well; I like to hear 'em talk about the cor- poration folks That holds us common people by the throat; I like…

Railroad Song

Railroad Song 84-11 Singing through the forests Rattiing over ridges, Shooting under arches Rumbling over bridges, Whizzing through the mountains Buzzing o'er the vale: Bless me! this is pleasant, Riding on the rail Men of different stations…

The Engine’s Song

The Engine's Song 1024 Through city and forest and held and glen I rush with the roaring train; My strength is the strength of a thousand men My brain is a master's brain, I borrow the senses of him within Who watches the gleaming line: His…

The Old Schoolbook

The Old Schoolbook 4546 On the old school book in the custy nook With a tearful eye 1 gaze; Corne down, old friend, for an hour we'll spend In talking of bygone days I gaze once more, as in days of yore, On the task that taxed the brain;…

Dirge

Dirge By E Nesbit 644 Let Summer go To other garders, here we have no need of her She smiles and beckons, but we take no ha ed of her, Who love not Summer, but bare boughs and snow Set the snow free To choke the insolent triumph of the…

Missionary Song

Missionary Song 3368 Over the ocean wave, far, far away There the poor heathen live, waiting for day Groping in ignorance dark as the night No blessed Bible to give them the light Chorus: Pity them pity them Christians at home, Haste…

Oh, When I Was Single

Oh, When I Was Single 2395 Oh, when I was single, oh, then, Oh, when I was single, oh, then, oh, then Oh, when I was single the money would jingle, And I wish I was single again I married me a wife, oh, then I married me a wife, oh, then,…