JOHN MERRYMAN
Air - "Old Dan Tucker."
John Merryman, the Marylander,
Would not stoop to Lincoln's pander,
Firm old patriot, good old soldier,
To spurn at vice there is no one bolder.
Chorus - Get out of the way
Justice haters,
No favors asked
Of Lincoln traitors.
You took him off from the heart of his family,
You locked him up in Fort McHenry,
Enjoying peace on his own plantation,
You forced him to vile degradation.
Chorus - Get out of the way, &c.
Be off you villians [sic], be off you traitors,
He'll mash you all like boiled potatoes,
He'll skin you all you vile old musk rats,
And of your hide he'll make good door mats.
Chorus - Get out of the way, &c.
You may eat your fine good dinners,
Drink champagne, you vile old sinners,
Rob the widow, kill the orphan,
Bury the Country in a coffin.
Chorus - Get out of the way, &c.
Justice with her sword will batter you,
Davis with his word will scatter you,
Beauregard will beat you like a pan-cake,
The South will give you a touch of the heart ache.
Chorus - Get out of the way, &c.
