Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-04-25
From the New York Evening Post,
To John Bull.

From the New York Evening Post
To John Bull.
wonder, John if you forget, some sixty years
ago, twhite as snow,
When we were very young, John, your head was
You didn't count us much, John and thought to
make us run, .[INGToN;
But found out your mistake, John one day at LEX.
And when we asked you in, John, to take a cup
OF tea, THE FREE,
Made in old Boston harbor, John, the TEA rot OF
You didn't like the party, John; it wasn't quite
select; fpect;
Some aborigines were there, yon didn't quite ex-
You didn't like their manner, John, you couldn't
drink their tea; [then quite too free
You thought it got into their heads, and made
But you became quite tipsy, John, you drink
little stil) Tdown BuNKER HILL;
The day you narch'd across the Neck, and ran
You acted Just like mad, John, and were tumbed
DER and DER, Ihalf score.
BY your stalwart Yankee son, John, who handled
| But now hope you're sober, John--you're quite
too fat to run, [S,NeroN.
You havnt ''got the legs" now, you had at BEN
You had some corns upon your feet, CORVALLIS,
he was one, (you couldn't run; |;
That made you at the YORKTOWN fight so lame
You tried enough, will admit, and threw away
| your gun, WASHINGTON.
And told man to hold your sword, his name was
Another much-loved spot, John, has sweet asso
| stations, (rich relations,
When you were going down to York to see your
The "Dutchman of the Mohawk" anxious you TO
| entertain, ISARAroeA's plain
Put up some "GATEs" that stopped you, John, on
That hill you must remember, John, tits high
| and very green, fyour queen
We mean to have it lithograph'd and send it TO
know you love that hill, John you dream of it
o'nights. IHeIenTs.
| The name it bore in "'7e," was simply BEMls
Your old friend ETHAN ALLEN, of Continental
| fame, [vah's name"
Who called you to surrender in 'The Great Jeho-
You recognised the I'Congress, then, authority
most high [FoRr tt.
The man he called so early, John, and rid yon of
know you'll grieve to hear it, John, and feel
quite sore and sad there's many lad
! 4
That's growing in his highland home, as fond of
guns and noise, I"Green Mountain boys"
And gets up quite as early John, these brave
"Oh. no, we never mention it," we think it quite
unlucky, kentucky.
The day you charged the cotton bags, and got into
I thought you knew geography, but misses in
their teens, How Orleans.
|
Will tell that "Old Kentucky" was that day be-
The "beauty" on that day, John, was some dis
tance from the bags; lmemory flags.
And did you get the 'booty," John somehow my
I rather think you made ''swap;" I've got it in
my head, lin cold lead.
That instead of gold and silver, John, you took il
Though "mistress of the ocean," you couldn't
rule the lakes, tyou had no "DnAKEs. ;.
There were some GAspERs in your fleet, but John
You had enough good spirits there, you drank
both hook and sherry, Itake our PEney
But John, you couldn't stand our fare, you coudn''
"We make them all so" yet, John, on land and
on the sea- free
We took this little continent, on purpose to be
Our Eagles free, and loves to soar; he cannot
bear cage; lin rage
His talons scratched the lions back, and set him
Our glorious stars are sparkling bright, increa'
sing year by year, [fear
Supported by million hearts, that never knew q
Our children lisp it in their prayers, tits carried
DER the sea, tchildren of the free
, Dost hear it, John? II thunders there, .were
} Free as our sres of '76--as bold, as brave, as
true, John, from you
To worship God, and keep the land, we took, dear
To keep our flag free on the land, unsulled OF
the wave, tmans grave
Un:the last bright star shall set on the last free
thought your memory I'd refresh, you like olC
things and times, Unto rhymes
So, these events TO please You, have tumble'
. And don't forget your old tried friends, becaus
. you're now the Ton.
!, But, John Just think of f'76--and give up OREeoS