The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-05
THE POETRY OF THE POLK DYNASTY.
BY THE FAMOUS AUTHOR OF IHk
cn,, .rpr, ANN ryT LID Tnn SONGS

TIppECANoE AND TYLER TOO SONGS.
DsAa BopnY--ths U,ion has got . huge pisn-
bslieve all your own-to raise funds you car
military Contributions 10 the name 10Y De''""
On your wind raising efforts In poor meA''o'
Now Bobby bewsre-it's dangerous power,
This ievying Of duties on westsrn hour
Ts stsp all IL. tssans But whs By
The farmers will crumble and factors declare
You're sknnirg the hog. you've shaver 80 bare;
Then your thirty per cant on bottoms dear Doo'
Assuredly Is frse trade robbiDg JOB
Consider these faots-you know it il wrong
To be pushing for money SO outraseously strong
The whole of the South will arouse to man
To rescue their cotton-Bob Walker 70 damn
You, some years ago. about gunny bags show
To the nation at large, about bsgging you know
And Crtsenden stared, as the house did, in wonder
At the gunny. bag flashes Of Bob walkers nunder.
They will give yeu O nickname, and cell you OLD Bags,
For the Southeners are NEST OF them wsgs:
But the course you pursue, upon your own nook'
Is rather too hard for the merchants 10 prook'
Bobby, you are ely, have q low " whispering tone,
That's very peculiar in your parlsnce alone
Now, this don't Ike in a man Of high station
IL sounds 20 like rnesking, In your SITUATION
Besides you are given to some practices low,
o. breaking your pledges and thuftpg you Know;
There things sink tho man nor can station raise
The psmy in person who follows such wsys.
SO you're scndng the specie by Adams Co,
Paying one per centum, Chats not 20 slow,)
And I've heard it asserted some millions You send.
Please tell mo how much you will pocket, my friend
] see by the papers you soon 60 to Nabant
It's beautiful pl.cs for = midsummers jsunt
The bathing 10 hne, and good f.hiuR you'n get
presume you take with you McFarren, your pct
He is capital company, and tells good joke,
How he's slept many nights with President FOLK;
And 30 intimate are you, it's generally said,
Like the siamcse twins, you sleep in the same bed
That as pollux and Castor you rise and you set'
Ii the bed proves too marrow for both In TO get;
That all tho night long, you are talking away,
The news that McFarren collects In the dsy
The Yankees are eager to see Polk and you;
rh~vv and fnPu nurn
Which, when completed they III hang on the beach,
To Brighten the sea Serpent" out OF their reach.
There's great water doctor, hear you can sec,
Who will scrub of your ailments, II any there BE-;
His practices 10 simple he deluges you en-,
For govt or bronchitis, for fever or cosgh
There's flying report among all the whies,
You've Joined lately tho firm Of Corcoran Riggs;
Should ouch be the case, all Wall street 1t blocks,
And leaves you clesr field 10 gamble In stocks.
The public at large, who are esger detectors,
Desire the names of your secret Inspectors;
That whoever receives should DO publicly known.
Dear Bobby, In fact IL is thought, fer and near,
There ia only way in obtaining your ear;
That you're twisting and slippery like any eel,
And Judgments Of Court alone make you feel
That your mornings are pass'd in lodging your dups
You've purchased lot Of man traps ana spring. guns
To Tighten of orediore and keep them from grabbing
Particularly your old friend Baron Won Nabbing.
As you travel along. beware on Your road
OF one Mr. Skunk, thorough bred toad;
He's Da!las's friend, who's your nephew.in law,
And trying to get you all under his paw.
These Skunks are all Native Americans old,
OF whom many nasty stories are told;
Its q family falling but what most blame,
IL signing him skunk which 10 not his name.
shall write you sgain, very shortly, dear Bob.
hear its your f.rfe that You make your cards TELL
We shall meet Ut Nahant-Iu play you