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Rum and Coca-Cola The Andrews Sisters If you ever go down Trinidad They make you feel so very glad Calypso sing and make up rhyme Guarantee you one real good fine time Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Koomahnah Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar Oh, beat it man, beat it Since the Yankee come to Trinidad They got the young girls all goin' mad Young girls say they treat 'em nice Make Trinidad like paradise Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Koomahnah Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar Oh, you vex me, you vex me From Chicachicaree to Mona's Isle Native girls all dance and smile Help soldier celebrate his leave Make every day like New Year's Eve Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Koomahnah Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar It's a fact, man, it's a fact In old Trinidad, I also fear The situation is mighty queer Like the Yankee girl, the native swoon When she hear der Bingo croon Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Koomahnah Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar Out on Manzanella Beach G.I. romance with native peach All night long, make tropic love Next day, sit in hot sun and cool off Drinkin' rum and Coca-Cola Go down Point Koomahnah Both mother and daughter Workin' for the Yankee dollar It's a fact, man, it's a fact Rum and Coca-Cola Rum and Coca-Cola Workin' for the Yankee dollar 2. Trial By Jury: “When I, Good Friends, Was Called to the Bar” W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan WHEN I, good friends, was called to the Bar, I’d an appetite fresh and hearty, But I was, as many young barristers are, An impecunious party. I’d a swallow-tail coat of a beautiful blue— A brief which was brought by a booby— A couple of shirts and a collar or two, And a ring that looked like a ruby! In Westminster Hall I danced a dance, Like a semi-despondent fury; For I thought I should never hit on a chance Of addressing a British Jury— But I soon got tired of third-class journeys, And dinners of bread and water; So I fell in love with a rich attorney’s Elderly, ugly daughter. The rich attorney, he wiped his eyes, And replied to my fond professions: “You shall reap the reward of your enterprise, At the Bailey and Middlesex Sessions. You’ll soon get used to her looks,” said he, “And a very nice girl you’ll find her— She may very well pass for forty-three In the dusk, with a light behind her!” The rich attorney was as good as his word: The briefs came trooping gaily, And every day my voice was heard At the Sessions or Ancient Bailey. All thieves who could my fees afford Relied on my orations, And many a burglar I’ve restored To his friends and his relations. At length I became as rich as the Gurneys— An incubus then I thought her, So I threw over that rich attorney’s Elderly, ugly daughter. The rich attorney my character high Tried vainly to disparage— And now, if you please, I’m ready to try This Breach of Promise of Marriage! 3. Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Freedom John Legend Woke up this morning with my mind Stayed on freedom Woke up this morning with my mind Stayed on freedom Woke up this morning with my mind Stayed on freedom Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah I'm walking and talking with my mind Stayed on freedom I'm walking and talking with my mind Stayed on freedom I'm walking and talking with my mind Stayed on freedom Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah Ain't nothing wrong with my mind Stayed on freedom Oh, there ain't nothing wrong with keeping my mind Stayed on freedom There ain't nothing wrong with keeping your mind Stayed on freedom Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah I'm singing and praying with my mind Stayed on freedom Yeah, I'm singing and praying with my mind Stayed on freedom Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah 4. Travelin’ Man (Ricky Nelson) I'm a travelin' man I've made a lot of stops all over the world And in every port I own the heart Of at least one lovely girl I've a pretty Seniorita waiting for me Down in old Mexico If you're ever in Alaska stop and see My cute little Eskimo Oh my sweet Fraulien down in Berlin town Makes my heart start to yearn And my China doll down in old Hong Kong Waits for my return Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea I remember the night When we walked in the sands of the Waikiki And I held you oh so tight Oh my sweet Fraulien down in Berlin town Makes my heart start to yearn And my China doll down in old Hong Kong Waits for my return Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea I remember the night When we walked in the sands of the Waikiki And I held you oh so tight Oh, I'm a travelin' man Yes, I'm a travelin' man Yes, I'm a travelin' man Woe, I'm a travelin' man 5. Walk Right In Rooftop Singers Walk right in, sit right down Daddy, let your mind roll on Walk right in, sit right down Daddy, let your mind roll on Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin' Do you want to lose your mind? Walk right in, sit right down Daddy, let your mind roll on Walk right in, sit right down Baby, let your hair hang down Walk right in, sit right down Baby, let your hair hang down Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin' Do you want to lose your mind? Walk right in, sit right down Baby, let your hair hang down Walk right in, sit right down Daddy, let your mind roll on Walk right in, sit right down Daddy, let your mind roll on Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin' Do you want to lose your mind? Walk right in, sit right down Daddy, let your mind roll on Daddy, let your mind roll on 6. Sink the Bismarck Johnny Horton In May of 1941 the war had just begun The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns The Bismark was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas On her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood And every British seaman, he knew and understood They had to sink the Bismark, the terror of the sea Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down The Hood found the Bismark and on that fatal day The Bismark started firin' fifteen miles away We gotta sink the Bismark was the battle sound But when the smoke had cleared away, the mighty Hood went down For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail Churchill told the people, "Put ev'ry ship a-sail" 'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be We gotta sink the Bismark to the bottom of the sea We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss We gotta sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down The fog was gone on the seventh day and they saw the mornin' sun Ten hours away from homeland the Bismark made its run The admiral of the British fleet said, "Turn those bows around" We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast The first shell hit the Bismark, they knew she couldn't last That mighty German battleship is just a memory "Sink the Bismark", was the battle cry that shook the seven seas We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around Yeah, we found the mighty Bismark and then we cut her down We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss We had to sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around We found the mighty Bismark and then we cut her down 8. Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo) The Andrews Sisters Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign He tells the native population that civilization is fine And three educated savages holler from a bamboo tree That civilization is a thing for me to see So bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I make it clear That no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here I looked through a magazine the missionary's wife concealed (Magazine? What happens?) I see how people who are civilized bung you with automobile (You know you can get hurt that way Dani At the movies they have got to pay many coconuts to see (What do they see, Darling?) Uncivilized pictures that the newsreel takes of me So bongo, bongo, bongo, he don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no Bingo, bangle, bungle, he's so happy in the jungle, he refuse to go Don't want no penthouse, bathtub, streetcars, taxis, noise in my ear So, no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train And though it's smokey and it's crowded, they're too civilized to complain When they've got two weeks vacation, they hurry to vacation ground (What do they do, Darling?) They swim and they fish, but that's what I do all year round So bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go Don't want no jailhouse, shotgun, fish-hooks, golf clubs, I got my spears So, no matter how they coax him, I'll stay right here They have things like the atom bomb, so I think I'll stay where I am Civilization, I'll stay right here 9. Jesus Gonna Hit Like an Atom Bomb Refrain: You know now everybody worried ‘bout that atom bomb But no one seems worried about the day my Lord shall come You better set your house in order, well He may be coming soon And He'll hit like an atom bomb, When He comes, when He comes In nineteen-hundred and forty-five the atom bomb became alive Nineteen-hundred and forty-nine the USA got very wise They found that a country across the line, had an atom bomb of the very same kind People got worried over the land, just like people in Japan God told Elijah, he'd send down fire, send down fire from the sky Sure don't know about the rainbow sign won't be water, but fire next time Refrain Now don't you get worried bear in mind trust King Jesus and you shall find Peace, happiness and joy divine with my savior on the line God told Elijah, he'd send down fire, send down fire from the sky He says He'll work to dark the day if you will, He'll fight your battle if you keep still You know now, Everybody worried about that atom bomb, hey, but no one seems worried about the day my Lord shall come You better set your house in order, well He may be comin' soon And, well, and He'll, hey, hey, hey my Lord will, you know He'll hit like an atom bomb When He comes, when He comes Refrain 1. I’m a Good Old Rebel | Hoyt Axton Oh, I'm a good old rebel Now thats just what I am And for this yankee nation I do no give a damn. I'm glad I fit (fought) against 'er (her) I only wish we'd won I ain't asked any pardon For anything I've done. I hates the Yankee nation And eveything they do I hates the declaration Of independence too. I hates the glorious union 'Tis dripping with our blood I hates the striped banner And fit (fought) it all I could. I rode with Robert E. Lee For three years there about Got wounded in four places And I starved at Pint (Point) Lookout. I coutch (caught) the roomatism (rheumatism) Campin' in the snow But I killed a chance of Yankees And I'd like to kill some mo'. (more.) Three hundred thousand Yankees Is stiff in southern dust We got three hundred thousand Before they conquered us. They died of southern fever And southern steel and shot I wish they was three million Instead of what we got. I can't take up my musket And fight 'em down no mo' (more) But I ain't a-goin' to love 'em (them) Now that is serten sho. (certain sure.) And I don't want no pardon For what I was and am I won't be reconstructed And I do not give a damn. Oh, I'm a good old rebel Now that's just what I am And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn. I'm glad I fought against 'er (her) I only wish we'd won I ain't asked any pardon For anything I've done. I ain't asked any pardon For anything I've done... 2. The British Grenadiers Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules Of Hector and Lysander, and such great names as these. But of all the world's great heroes, there's none that can compare. With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, to the British Grenadiers. Those heroes of antiquity ne'er saw a cannon ball, Or knew the force of powder to slay their foes withal. But our brave boys do know it, and banish all their fears, Sing tow, row, row, row, row, row, for the British Grenadiers. Whene'er we are commanded to storm the palisades, Our leaders march with fusees, and we with hand grenades. We throw them from the glacis*, about the enemies' ears. Sing tow, row, row, row, row, row, the British Grenadiers. And when the siege is over, we to the town repair. The townsmen cry, "Hurrah, boys, here comes a Grenadier! Here come the Grenadiers, my boys, who know no doubts or fears! Then sing tow, row, row, row, row, row, the British Grenadiers. Then let us fill a bumper, and drink a health to those Who carry caps and pouches, and wear the loupèd clothes. May they and their commanders live happy all their years. With a tow, row, row, row, row, row, for the British Grenadiers." Hamilton and Wilson Song Lyrics Rule Britannia 1 When Britain first, at Heaven's command Arose from out the azure main; This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sang this strain: "Rule, Britannia! rule the waves: "Britons never will be slaves." 2 The nations, not so blest as thee, Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall; While thou shalt flourish great and free, The dread and envy of them all. "Rule, Britannia! rule the waves: "Britons never will be slaves." 3 Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful, from each foreign stroke; As the loud blast that tears the skies, Serves but to root thy native oak. "Rule, Britannia! rule the waves: "Britons never will be slaves." 4 Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame: All their attempts to bend thee down, Will but arouse thy generous flame; But work their woe, and thy renown. "Rule, Britannia! rule the waves: "Britons never will be slaves." 5 To thee belongs the rural reign; Thy cities shall with commerce shine: All thine shall be the subject main, And every shore it circles thine. "Rule, Britannia! rule the waves: "Britons never will be slaves." 6 The Muses, still with freedom found, Shall to thy happy coast repair; Blest Isle! With matchless beauty crown'd, And manly hearts to guard the fair. "Rule, Britannia! rule the waves: "Britons never will be slaves." Roll on Columbia! Roll on, Columbia, roll on Roll on, Columbia, roll on Your power is turning our darkness to dawn So roll on, Columbia, roll on Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew Canadian Northwest to the oceans so blue Roll on Columbia, roll on Other great rivers add power to you Yakima, Snake, and the Klickitat, too Sandy Willamette and Hood River too So roll on, Columbia, roll on Tom Jefferson's vision would not let him rest An empire he saw in the Pacific Northwest Sent Lewis and Clark and they did the rest So roll on, Columbia, roll on At Bonneville now there are ships in the locks The waters have risen and cleared all the rocks Shiploads of plenty will steam past the docks So roll on, Columbia, roll on And on up the river is Grand Coulee Dam The mightiest thing ever built by a man To run the great factories and water the land So roll on, Columbia, roll on The Battle Hymn of the Republic Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch fires of a hundred circling camps They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His day is marching on. He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat; Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet; Our God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me: As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free; While God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! While God is marching on. One Hundred Years Hence ONE HUNDRED YEARS HENCE, what a change will be made, In politics, morals, religion and trade, In statesmen who wrangle or ride on the fence, These things will be altered a hundred years hence. Our laws then will be uncompulsory rules, Our prisons converted to national schools; The pleasure of sinning 'tis all a pretense, And so we will find it a hundred years hence. Lying, cheating and fraud will be laid on the shelf, Men will neither get drunk, nor be bound up in self, But all live together, good neighbors and friends, Just as Christian folks ought to, a hundred years hence. Then woman, man's partner, man's equal will stand, While beauty and harmony govern the land; To think for one's self will be no offense, The world will be thinking a hundred years hence. Oppression and war will be heard of no more, Nor the blood of a slave leave his print on our shore; Conventions will then be a useless expense, For we'll all go free suffrage a hundred years hence. Instead of speech-making to satisfy wrong, All will join the glad chorus to sing Freedom's song; And if the Millenium is not a pretense, We'll all be good brothers a hundred years hence. Once to Every Man and Nation James Russell Lowell Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, ’twixt that darkness and that light. Then to side with truth is noble, when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and ’tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses while the coward stands aside, Till the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied. By the light of burning martyrs, Christ, Thy bleeding feet we track, Toiling up new Calv’ries ever with the cross that turns not back; New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth, They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth. Though the cause of evil prosper, yet the truth alone is strong; Though her portion be the scaffold, and upon the throne be wrong; Yet that scaffold sways the future, and behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above His own. Jerusalem William Blake And did those feet in ancient time. Walk upon England's mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God, On England's pleasant pastures seen! And did the Countenance Divine, Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here, Among these dark Satanic Mills? Bring me my Bow of burning gold; Bring me my Arrows of desire: Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold! Bring me my Chariot of fire! I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand: Till we have built Jerusalem, In England's green & pleasant Land Jeffersonian Folk Songs BALLAD OF OCTOBER 16 (Millard Lampell & Lee Hays) It was on a Saturday night and the moon was shining bright, They passed the conscription bill, And the people they did say for many miles away 'Was the president and his boys on Capitol Hill. Cho: Oh, Franklin Roosevelt told the people how he felt. We damn near believed what he said, He said "I hate war, and so does Eleanor But we won't be safe 'till everybody's dead." When my poor old mother died, I was sitting by her side A-promising to war I'd never go, But now I'm wearing khaki jeans and eating army beans And I'm told that JP Morgan loves me so. I have wandered over this land, a roaming working man, No clothes to wear and not much food to eat, But now the government foots the bill, gives me clothes and feeds me swill, Gets me shot and puts me underground six feet. Why, nothing can be wrong if it makes our country strong. We gotta get tough to save democracy, And though it may mean war we must defend Singapore, This don't hurt you half as much as it hurts me. Billy Boy Millard Lample and Pete Seeger (both claim credit for the lyrics) Will you go to the war, Billy boy, Billy boy? Will you go to the war, charmin' Billy? It's a long ways away, they are dying every day. He's a young boy and cannot leave his mother. Can you use a bayonet, Billy boy, Billy boy? Can you use a bayonet, charming Billy? No, I haven't got the skill to murder and to kill... Don't you want a silver medal, Billy boy, Billy boy? Don't you want a silver medal, charlin' [sic] Billy? No desire do I feel to defend Republic Steel... Don't you want to see the world, Billy boy, Billy boy? Don't you want to see the world, charmin' Billy? No, it wouldn't be much thrill to die for Dupont in Brazil... Girls would like your uniform, Billy boy, Billy boy. Girls would like your uniform, charlin' [sic] Billy. They wouldn't get much chance to love me with six feet of earth above me... Are you afraid to fight, Billy boy, Billy boy? Are you afraid to fight, charling [sic] Billy? You can come around to me when England's a democracy... Will they take you from my side, Billy boy, Billy boy? Will they take you from my side, charming Billy? Don't you worry, mother dear, I'm a-stayin' over here... Jacksonian Fight Songs It’s Just A Matter of Time Performed by Carson Robison Recorded April 1942 Written by Carson Robison It's just a matter of time 'till the bombs will start to fall And all the rats in Tokyo will start to squeal and bawl We won't forget to say, "so sorry," "'scuse please," Then we'll kick the honorable seat of their pants clear down to their honorable knees A lesson they’re gonna learn when we start getting rough When Sherman said that war was hell he didn't say half enough They're gonna regret the day they stabbed us in the back 'Cause something’s got to fall apart when the Yankees start to smack It's just a matter of time, we'll be on the march again Where Pershing led the Yanks before, headin' for Berlin In every conquered land where folks have waited and prayed Millions of men with a song in their heart will join the big parade The Dutch and Poles and Greeks, Norwegians and the Czechs Will soon be swarmin' around Berlin and wringin' some Nazi necks They'll hunt out every Hun and chase him down the road And when he hollars “Kamerad!” they'll give him the other load It's just a matter of time 'till Hitler's bound to learn The dream he had about rulin' the world ain't gonna work worth a durn And all the things he's done are coming home to roost 'Cause millions of men are on his trail and they're fixin' to cook his goose Who does he think he is, this guy with a black mustache? This world was made for decent folks, not for his kind of trash Just like his pal in Rome, someday he'll swell up and burst And we'll hang his hide on a hickory limb if the Russians don't get him first It's just a matter of time 'till the boys'll come marching home After they're through with the house-cleanin' job in Japan, Berlin, and Rome Then what are we gonna do, let somebody start again? To buildin' up a war machine to murder millions of men? We can't go on this way with a war every twenty years This world was made for somethin' else besides blood and toil and tears We say it can't be helped, but it could if we were smart If we're strong enough to win these wars let's stop'em before they start. The Battle of New Orleans Jimmy Driftwood In 1814 we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans. [Chorus:] We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin. There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' on Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. We looked down the river and we see'd the British come. And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the drum. They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring. We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing. [Chorus] Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well. Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em ... well [Chorus] Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go. They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.** We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down. So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round. We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind. [Chorus] Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go. They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Proud to Be an Okie From Muskogee We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee; We don't take our trips on LSD We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street; We like livin' right, and bein' free. I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all We don't make a party out of lovin'; We like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo; We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy, Like the hippies out in San Francisco do. And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all. Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear; Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen. Football's still the roughest thing on campus, And the kids here still respect the college dean. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-‐iYY2FQHFwE
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