Identifier	mdbv186
Title	Southern wagon
Transcript	The Southern Wagon. Come all ye sons of Freedom and join our Southern band, We're going to fight the enemy and drive them from our land; Justice is our motto and Providence our guide, So jump into the wagon and we'll all take a ride. Chorus - Wait for the wagon, The Dissolution wagon, The South is our wagon, And we'll all take a ride. Secession is our watchword, our rights we all demand, And to defend our firesides we pledge our heart and hand; Jeff. Davis is our President, with Stephens by his side - Brave Beauregard our General will join us in the ride. Chorus - Wait for the wagon. Our wagon's plenty big enough, the runing [sic] gear it [sic] good, 'Tis stuffed with Cotton round the sides and made of Southern wood; Carolina is the driver, with Georgia by her side, - Virginia'll hold our Flag up and we'll all take a ride. Chorus - Wait for the wagon. There's Tennessee and Texas also in the ring - They would'nt [sic] have a government where Cotton was'nt [sic] King: Alabama too and Florida have long ago replied - Mississippi's in the wagon and anxious for the ride. Chorus - Wait for the wagon. Missouri, North Carolina and Arkansas are slow - They must hurry or we'll leave'em, and then where would they go? There's Old Kentuck and Maryland each won't make up there minds, So I reckon after all we'll have to take them up behind. Chorus - Wait for the wagon. Our cause is just and holy, our men are brave and true - To fight for our Confederate flag is all we'll have to do: God bless our noble army, in Him we all confide, So jump into the wagon and we'll all take a ride. Chorus - Wait for the wagon, The Dissolution wagon, Tho [sic] South is our wagon And we'll all take a ride.
Publisher (Original)	Unknown
Subject	Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 Broadsides Confederate States of America Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) Siege, 1861 Political ballads and songs Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 War poetry, American
Description	Document containing the broadside entitled "The Southern Wagon." This broadside is an advertisement to join the Confederacy, the "Southern wagon" of the verses. It mentions Jeff. Davis and Alexander Stephens, president and vice president of the Confederate States of America, and Beauregard, the Confederate general who captured Fort Sumter on April 13, 1861. To the right of the verses of the first stanza and chorus is a round mark stamped in maroon ink enclosing the following words: "Enoch Pratt Free Library Md. Dept. Oct. 12, 1964."
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1861
Date Digital	2004-01-29
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 25 x 16 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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