The Union Gunning Match.BY ROBERT M. HART.Air—Johnny Stole the Ham.The Union boys are all out gunning,Are all out gunning, are all out gunning—The Union boys are all out gunning—Oh listen to the noise.Chorus—Around the monster TreeThat sprung from Liberty,’Twas nurtured by the FreeAnd Union-loving boys.Somegamethey caught and caged already,And caged already, and caged already—Some game they caught and caged already,Way down in Lafayette.Chorus—There we can see thebirdsWho traveled North in herds,Because of deeds and wordsThat Samuel can’t forget.Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,And both eyes open, and both eyes open,Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,As umpire of the day.Chorus—With good and steady aim,And ardor none can tame.Our boys the match will gain—The laurel bear away.The stakes are up, the ground all ready,The ground all ready, the ground all ready—The stakes are up, the ground all ready,And now, boys, blaze away.Chorus—But hark the sudden news!Old Jeff. has got the blues,And trembling in his shoes—Secesh has gone astray.
BY ROBERT M. HART.
Air—Johnny Stole the Ham.
The Union boys are all out gunning,Are all out gunning, are all out gunning—The Union boys are all out gunning—Oh listen to the noise.Chorus—Around the monster TreeThat sprung from Liberty,’Twas nurtured by the FreeAnd Union-loving boys.Somegamethey caught and caged already,And caged already, and caged already—Some game they caught and caged already,Way down in Lafayette.Chorus—There we can see thebirdsWho traveled North in herds,Because of deeds and wordsThat Samuel can’t forget.Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,And both eyes open, and both eyes open,Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,As umpire of the day.Chorus—With good and steady aim,And ardor none can tame.Our boys the match will gain—The laurel bear away.The stakes are up, the ground all ready,The ground all ready, the ground all ready—The stakes are up, the ground all ready,And now, boys, blaze away.Chorus—But hark the sudden news!Old Jeff. has got the blues,And trembling in his shoes—Secesh has gone astray.
The Union boys are all out gunning,Are all out gunning, are all out gunning—The Union boys are all out gunning—Oh listen to the noise.Chorus—Around the monster TreeThat sprung from Liberty,’Twas nurtured by the FreeAnd Union-loving boys.Somegamethey caught and caged already,And caged already, and caged already—Some game they caught and caged already,Way down in Lafayette.Chorus—There we can see thebirdsWho traveled North in herds,Because of deeds and wordsThat Samuel can’t forget.Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,And both eyes open, and both eyes open,Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,As umpire of the day.Chorus—With good and steady aim,And ardor none can tame.Our boys the match will gain—The laurel bear away.The stakes are up, the ground all ready,The ground all ready, the ground all ready—The stakes are up, the ground all ready,And now, boys, blaze away.Chorus—But hark the sudden news!Old Jeff. has got the blues,And trembling in his shoes—Secesh has gone astray.
The Union boys are all out gunning,Are all out gunning, are all out gunning—The Union boys are all out gunning—Oh listen to the noise.
The Union boys are all out gunning,
Are all out gunning, are all out gunning—
The Union boys are all out gunning—
Oh listen to the noise.
Chorus—Around the monster TreeThat sprung from Liberty,’Twas nurtured by the FreeAnd Union-loving boys.
Chorus—Around the monster Tree
That sprung from Liberty,
’Twas nurtured by the Free
And Union-loving boys.
Somegamethey caught and caged already,And caged already, and caged already—Some game they caught and caged already,Way down in Lafayette.
Somegamethey caught and caged already,
And caged already, and caged already—
Some game they caught and caged already,
Way down in Lafayette.
Chorus—There we can see thebirdsWho traveled North in herds,Because of deeds and wordsThat Samuel can’t forget.
Chorus—There we can see thebirds
Who traveled North in herds,
Because of deeds and words
That Samuel can’t forget.
Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,And both eyes open, and both eyes open,Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,As umpire of the day.
Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,
And both eyes open, and both eyes open,
Our Sam’s awake, and both eyes open,
As umpire of the day.
Chorus—With good and steady aim,And ardor none can tame.Our boys the match will gain—The laurel bear away.
Chorus—With good and steady aim,
And ardor none can tame.
Our boys the match will gain—
The laurel bear away.
The stakes are up, the ground all ready,The ground all ready, the ground all ready—The stakes are up, the ground all ready,And now, boys, blaze away.
The stakes are up, the ground all ready,
The ground all ready, the ground all ready—
The stakes are up, the ground all ready,
And now, boys, blaze away.
Chorus—But hark the sudden news!Old Jeff. has got the blues,And trembling in his shoes—Secesh has gone astray.
Chorus—But hark the sudden news!
Old Jeff. has got the blues,
And trembling in his shoes—
Secesh has gone astray.