The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-10
The Song of the Vermonters.


ao-all to the borders Vermonsers' come
,.b YOUR breeches of deer-skin, and jackets OF
brown;
,ytg YOUR red wooden caps, and your moccasins,
come
r. NE gathering summons of trumpet and drum.
-,,e down with your rifles let the grey wolf
;;,uT On in the shade of their primitive rocks;
~, the bear feed securely from pig-pen and stall.
rere's ,vo-legged game for your powder and
ball.
our South come the Dutchmen, enveloped in
grease,
"a arming for battle, while canting of peace.
our East crafty Mesech has gathere his
band.
70 a,ng up our leaders, and eat out our land.
as,-all to the rescue. For Satan shall work
4 ,a:n 70: his legiOns Of Hampshire and York ,
-ley claim our possessions-the pitiful knaves-
he tribute we pay shall be prisons and graves.
,.,C..a,Yn and Ten Brock, with brbes in their
hands,
49,. seek to divide US, and parcel our lands;
we've coats for our traitors, whoever they are
Il. warp IS Of feathers,-the filling of tar!
IDS, the "OId Bay State" threaten: Does Con.
g!,ss complain,
,aarls Hampshire in arms on our borders
IAN
...s he Har-dogs Of Britain aloud on the lake
e. ell. come-what they can they are welcome
70 lahe.
Wat seek they among us: The pride of oul
wealth
mt,rt, coutentment, and labor and health.
a.. aHd> which as freemen, we only have trod
.,.enenisnt Of all save the mercies Of God
Ye. VI owe no allegiance we bow to no throne;
.,y,er is law, and the law is our own:
II .cate;s themselves are our own fellow men,
Who cat handle the sword, or the scythe, or the
pen.
IN u,,e, are all true and our daughters are fair,
With u il Dlde eyes of smiles and their light
lowing hair;
s. br..a al heir wheels till the dark even-fal,
.cn bhe at the sleigh-rde, the husking and
oa.
We've sheep on the hil-sides we've cows or
the plain;
And gay-ta asseled corn-felds, and rank -growinl
grain;
-ere are deer on the mountains, and wood pig
cons hy
t;om the crack Of muskets, like clouds on tn,
,ky.
And there's fish in our streamlets and rivers
which take
.-e!r course from the hills to our broad -Dos ON
ed AXE;
trough rock-arched Winooski the salmon leap
free,
And the porty shad follows all fresh from the sea
Ikea sunbeam the pickerel glides through hi
pool;
lad the spotted trout leaps where the water
cool.
larts from his shelter of rock and Of root,
'he beavers quick plunge, or the angler pul
suit.
j.. ours are the mountains which awfuliy rise
..,'Ncy rest their green heads ON the blue of tn
>N.CS;
ind ours are the forests, unwasted, unshorn,
>e where the wild path Of the tempest is torn
A.! Though savage and wild be this climate c
ind bllef be our season of fruits and of flowers
az deaIer the blast round our mountains whic
raves
Ian the sweet summer zephyr, which breathe
over slaves.
A4Trah for VERMONT for the land which we ii
N.,t have sons to defend her from valley an
hill
ave tie harvest to rot on the field where
grows
'-a the reaping of wheat for the reaping of foe
.''m far MichiScOui's wild valley, to where
...soomsuck steals down from his wood d-circle
AIR.
t'm Shockticook river to Lutterlock town.
4 al! TO the rescue. Vermonters, come dowl
ne York or come Hampshire,-comet traitor
and knaves;
ye rule DER our land, We shall rule DER OF
srayes;
no" IS recorded-our banner unfurled
q. 'ae name Of Vermont we defy all the world