Identifier	mdbv137
Title	I carry along! The despot's song!
Transcript	I CARRY ALONG! THE Despot's SONG! With a beard that was filthy and red, His mouth with tobacco bespread [sic], Abe Lincoln sat in the gay white house, A wishing that he was dead - Swear! Swear! Swear! Till his tongue was blistered o'er, Then in a voice not very strong; He slowly whined the Despot's song; Lie! Lie! Lie! I've lied like the very deuce! Lie! Lie! Lie! As long as lies were of use; But now that lies no longer pay, I know not where to turn, For when I the truth would say, My tongue with lies will burn! Drink - Drink - Drink! Till my head feels very queer! Drink - Drink - Drink Till I get rid of all fear! Brandy, and Whiskey, and Gin, Sherry, and Champagne, and Pop, I tipple, I guzzle, I suck'em [sic] all in, Till down dead drunk I drop. Think - Think - Think! Till my head is very sore! Think - Think - Think! Till I could'nt [sic] think any more; And its [sic] oh! to be splitting of rails, Back in my Illinois hut, For now that every thing fails, I would of my office be "shut!" Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! To you as a suppliant I kneel! Jeff! Jeff! Jeff! If you could my horrors feel; You'd submit at discretion, And kindly give in, To all my oppression, My weakness and sin! Baltimore, March., 15, 1862. "Ole Secesh."
Publisher (Original)	Unknown
Subject	Broadsides Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Ticknor, Francis Orray, 1822-1874 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 War poetry, American
Description	Document containing the broadside entitled "I Carry Along! The Despot's Song!" Written by Francis Orray Ticknor under the pseudonym "Ole Secesh." (i.e., an old secessionist), this broadside proclaims a Confederate view of Abraham Lincoln in which Lincoln is depicted as a liar and coward, bemoaning the lies he has told (not specified) and the situation he finds himself in (losing the war), wanting to drink himself into a stupor. Above the verses is a drawing of an elephant with the title of the broadside appearing on both the banner carried by the animal and the blanket on the animal's back. The elephant, which to soldiers in the Civil War symbolized experiencing combat, is used here to taunt Lincoln as President and Commander-in-Chief of Union forces at a time when these forces have lost several major battles. The title, the drawing, and all of the verses are displayed within a double-lined border. Above the border to the right, stamped in maroon ink, are the words "Enoch Pratt Free Library" and, below them, "MARYLAND DEPT."
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1862-03-15
Date Digital	2004-01-23
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 27 x 12 cm.
Source	Maryland Department, Broadside Verses
Relation	Is Part Of the Maryland Department Broadside Verses Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1861-1870
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