Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-10-22
A New Song to an Old Tune.
FROM THE lirLAND News.

~ pI'SStu Oul HHTuy tl1Si
aud sillrped them Otl, to make them fight
In Ler unhoy wals,
W Tho was it then that left his home,
And all its quiet Joys,
To meet the Toe in battle fierce
Twas inlirid Scott, my boys,
was Winfield Scott,
Twas Winfield Scott,
Twas Winfield Scott, my boys,
That met the toe in battle fierce,
Twas Winfield Scott, my boys.
And when on Queenstowns hard fought plail
A band ot heroes stood,
'Ganst countless numbers to maintain
That field, red with their blood,
who cried aloud, IN accents heard
Above the battles noise,
We'll die beneath our stripes and stars p
Twas Winfield Scott my boys,
Twas Winfield Scott,
Twas Winfield Scott,
Twas Winfield Scott, NV boys,
That said he'd die beneath his flag,
Twas Winfield Scott, my boys.
AT Chippewa who won the field,
And bed at Lundv's Lane,
And made the naughty British yield,
ana diGHt faint WHh pun;
Say, don't you hear the answer come
Nlaglra's voice replies
tFor II would speak, though men were dumb)
was w llIt1u SCOT INV UOSS,
Twas Winfield Scott,
Twas Winfield Scott,
Twas W lnhed Scott, my boys,
FOR II would speak though men were dumb,
Twas Wlnhed Scott, my boys.
When Cholera walked through all our land,
Unseen, but, worse by far
Iuan cen the ruthless battle brand,
la stern, relentless war,
he held the soldiers aching head,
Nho closed h's dying eyes,
And laid him in his humble grave
Twas Winfield Scott, my boys,
Twas Winfield Scott,
Twas Winfield Scott,
Twas Winfield Scot, my boys,
II bat land him III his humble grave,
Twas W mIied Scott, my boys.
Who bore with skill and courage tried,
Oar flag at Vera CruZ,
Up Cerro Gordos rugged side,
" no bore that banner, too!
AT Mexico who made It's stars
Iriumphanly ARISE,
And wave o'er Muntezuma's halls
Twas Winfield scott my boys,
Twas " ltield Scott,
Twas VI mirld Scott
Twas " utcld Scott, my boys,
That waved your flag o er Mexico,
Twas Winfield scott, my boys.
And when the "iront Of battle lowered"
And blood began 10 flow,
Aud soaring hI4h our eagle lowered
Above the naughty foe,
Who was ii then IN p"ttlCoats,
That payed with Yankee toys,
And stole his mammy's sugar cakes
'Twns Franklin Ple!c-, nv boys,
Twas franklin Pierce,
Twas Franklin Pierce.
'IwaS franklin Pirrct nv bDys
That stole his nammy's sugar cakes,
Twas FrankiH Pierce my boys
And when that fearful fight was fought,
Where scott led on the van,
And Blush pride lesson taught,
Upun the rgr's OF man
VINO then was spr.hug a. jabS,
And eating pumpkin pics,
Away down III blue Yankerdom
Twas FIanAhn Pierce, my boys,
Twas Franklin Pierce,
Twas Franklin rlercr
Twas Fiaub.in Pierce, my boys,
That jhrn was m his Il, b, aJS
Twas Franklin Plecr, my boys
When uncI" sam, so good and kind
Lord bless his p.rciuus .lr.-
Took ont h> p1ISr, ana had mind
To help The soldiers W.T."
v hu was it then that made a srrrch.
80 lrgrurd, cute and WISE
To show that that wond meyer do
Twas Franklin P"rre my boys,
'IWas tiankun Pierce,
Twas Franklin PIERCE,
Twas frauklln Prrcr my boys,
Who sand that that would never Gn,
Twas Fianhlln Fierce, my boy2.
And WHO was he, with Yankee ph2,
TN plstehoard, now that's painted,
Tha, when hr hraId he huIrs wl.!z.