The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-06
REBEL POETRY,

"INvAsioN or CAMr JACKSON nv Tnr ursst,Ns."
Tho following is a copy of a song "f the scccsh
which was found on the person "l one "t the rebel
prisoners now in McDuwclls college. H. W'
soWi U,mocrpt.
II was on the Tenth Of May. Kelly men were all
When the Dutch surrounded Camp Jackson;
Lvon was there, with li"crnstcn hnd Blair,
To take our mon from the Happy Land ot Ca
ndIn.
CHoRIs.
Oh! oh oh! all all! all the time Of our glory
is coming,
We yet will see the TIM, when all of us will
shine,
Aud drive the llcesians from our Happy Land Of
Canaan.
Lyon came into camp with such pompous tramp,
And said " Frost vnu II have u, surrender;
One half hour I'll give that is, il y"u want to live,
To get ont of this Happy Land "i Canaan.
Oh, nh, oh, etc"
Our boys looked SO neat, when they formed upon
the street,
You could tell that sowr trow was not their feed
ing;
Our men were straight and tall. Oh" Dutch were
thin aud small,
Aud disgrace to "ur happy land of Canaan.
Oh, ul,, nh, etc.
The people gave three cheers for Davis aud the
Volunteers,
Which raised the lIcssianS' Indignation:
They fired upon our brothers, kWiHJ sitr'. wi,c'
ant moh,rs
But wcll avcnsc them in this harry land of Ca
Oh, oh, oh, etc.
Our men went to GOsconadc and raised barri-
Calc,
And sworr the TlrsSians cuuldni take en-;
no pnrtnr ran trip tp nn hiS ira
l'ut we stopped him in that happy land Of Ca
uaan.
Oh, oh, oh, etc.
Tho bows were then cnCa red to go up to OsaCc,
When they heard that blair was coming.
battery they erected aud well did they protect il
From the llsssians in that happy land of ca
Oh, oh, oh, etc.
Perhaps you all do know well the agent called
/" Iocl."
lie came to Usage as \ spy, man,
But the boys nicely pluckcd him, and in the river
duckcd him,
Thcy drove him from the happy land Of Canaan
Oh, OH oh, ctc.
Our boys fought So gay at Carthage the other day,
Twas there they whipped III" Dutch without
straining;
But it was in the brush, Parslns man made the
uat uIhNV tlch H'nl inv hapHN linl =" inhhn.
Oh, oh. oh. etc.
With Colonel Kelly at our head, we fight till we
dead
Wherever he goes wen sustain him:
lie has led us on again to fight with might and
main,
To whip the Dutch from this happy land of Ca
naan,
M, oh, oh, etc.
Twas Just t,rcc months that cuy, since the gloomy
rHth of May;
When Lyon again bad us surrounded,
but we we're fighting for state Right, and proved
IL in the fight,
For We shea him in this happy land of Canaan.
Oh, Oh, oh, etc.
Tho dead were strewu around for miles upon III,
ground,
'Tis needless 70 recount our deeds Of daring,
Such defeat was never, as the North fork o
White river.
The Rcssians ran FROM this happy land Of Ca
naan.
Oh, oh, oh. etc.
Now I'll take my rhyme way hack 10 ancient time
When this country was inv AIDED hy the Nriton;
But Freedoms noble son, brave General Washing
Made them get from this happy land Of Canaan
Oh oh, OH etc.
Once more I'll bring my lay down To the prcscu
dav,
Missouri is invaded by tn HrSSan,
NcCulloch will fix them nice, aided by the gallnn
Price,
Aud drive them from the happy land Of Canaan
uh, OH oh, etc.
The upper country volunteers have LEFT their lhtl
dcars,
And went to Camp CnwSkin for training,
To be prepared tor the Dutch. whom they love 81
very much
When they'd meet them in the happy Land Of Ca
naan,
Oh, oh oh, etc.
We arc now homcward bound, these H,SsianS /
surround
We can their arms aud ammunition:
For enough uC us are here to make the IIcssiAn
fear
Our war cry in this happy land "f Canaan.
PnElr's FARM, Aug. l6, 1851.