Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-23
'"aa aa'SDS A HA I'd ROAD TO TRAVEL.

4, ""'" yon like to hear the song.
Il " -" ","'n its rather long.
W '.e ',"'ous ION to Richmond" double
trouble.
u '", t.. T.. !" l"z~n slips.
-" .'hlf a-.lOzen trims
r;.' '"' me very ln,rs, bursting Of the bubble'
'',, ..r; y "st ""iarry Fate
ri, ","'lul k""tty puzzle to vnravel,
Though oil the papers swore
-, ,t"" ~ '"""lrl Nir.,nin < shore.
-, Wv n'ch,n"n.i was easy road to travel.
r""' l'u'"if Your coat and roll up your sleeve,
r"r "''n.",'d's u hn,.l road to travel;
lh"il inii off your cont and roll up YOUR sleeve
For f'rh''onl $ IL haI i T., al to travel believe.
t'r>t "D"we bold II. Il gay.
''n, forth the shortest way.
ny Na"nssss in the PHEASANT summer wca,h.
Hu' he quickly went and ran
-" S'"hewsl. foolish unn,
Nn r"d ","ckl" journey altogether;
."r u" '"n"l i, rather nnr,l
io r'd" over Benuregurd,
H' Jackson rt,,,r :. deuce of bother.
N'''' Was clear he, on.l II doubt
mai he dIdn't like he roat,
AhH second time would have to try an
other
inen rn'! off your cont aud roll up your
sleeve
m NOT h't"ho'd's :" hard r"", t" travel
gave us hiS'' ""h Du'' Nu" 'haue Us
u,, ,. 'e
Vt" ~: "'h"hdS Il harh ROAD 10 traVe'. be-
"e'e.
Next came The Worlly IIors",
WIN AZ overwhelming i"rc".
! 1" march down !" Richn"nd 10y the Valley
But II" c"n!ln'i find The road.
! H"" MS ""w"ri movement s""weh
les rat1naI, A. IA SIlIl .Shn1ly
| H " '!''''iNs"rE ''hRS. '
! % NJ, ms '",t rE '"rt'th ranks,
'h' l'"'chil'" ana The trIt. mol The Saxon.
,'"S, ''''' Whole "i ms supplies,
d ." 'e"rs !" nus eyes,
r,, "" "w"i from '""' '"""ef h'"ei jackson.
| !,'' "h A"hr Goa, ana ron up Your sleeve.
~, ~ ,.''i''"hd u hhru r''ai L" travel.
~ ",eH ""h'" ",'' rs rFtiSh"hS k"ows.
" " ''''" 'o"" W ""'r'' sup
l'"Se'
!,,e, men me c'"a, Gal'ns came.
" 'th her Port holes AL! n-ian'',
But til" guns at Drury's I;:uif
Gave them srr-.lil, "ugh.
:: OF The Iou'icst SORT of real rebel thunder;
The Ga!rna Was aSt0nishcd
Aud tn" Monitor aln"n,Shc,l
Aud their .Tnrts to ascend the stream m.ck
ed at
While ''l" dreadful Nangninck,
By The har'lcs, kind Of luck
""sHr nearly Knocked into n c"cke.l hat
. Then pull off your coat aud roll up your sleeve,
Rirh:, onh's n hard road TO trnv.
The Gun boats CAV" i, np in stnr.fi.I .l.srair.
Aud Ri-hmon,rs IL hard roa,l To travel / de-.
clare.
linen McIi"'eln f".i"wcd soon,
With spah. and with lall"on,
To try lie P"ninsuiar approaches,
But one AM, al agreed
Wusn'i ia.rer than the CLOVES, Of .sl,p
c"aches:"
Instead of Easy ground.
At Xlliuiusb,iI,y h f,un)
A Loups,rr,., inI..d and ,,,,J;,. ,.
And It y, him IN the .iuuus
That spades wasn't ,u.,mrs.
And the UUS he cn,,i,ln', lc, Ms he ..or,er
Then pull oil Your t.uat aaI roll mn o,r sj...v,
For Richmon.l's n hard r"a.l IN travel
Lay dawn the shovel aud iI.nr AWAY ,I,,. sr,a.
For, Richmoni's u hard road to ,r,v.' In,
afraid.
lie tired tne rebel i'nes;
on .n' hr'" OF seven fnes'
VIII re his troops did such awful heavy char.
r,".
y, verne" w" C"'ck"l"nny's sweet margin
a. ue" '"e '.e' seem, rather Strnng".
~ "e '' us eu" '""'S r"nt".
S ,;'.,'. a'. "I '."i" ~ "''rn'nch 10 Lee-ward,
~ 4"'.sl 'n"' g"h his b"se,
AID v h,r';.,I W sisti'e I''e,. en"se. \,
s"u "u'''f" oack 10 stanton, Abe and Sc
~, W"'" l.
letn pun %" your coat and r"l! up your sleeve,
" M'e''.'"'u .'',,. u hnr" r"n" !" tr"rrL
s"ou''" TIC surprised thai Mcclellan took !
For Rishn,"'',r:s h,,,, ;,
& tIIi,kinr " ""'' r""a 10 travel I'm
Then said Linrolu up,o p,oo
"'u t'"'n UNI" rope.
Quo,i, ,i,s .1I I,r,,.',;" ". .r'p; nope ~
And b.uo" >, ;.s,,
10 bi,I.rrhI, ,,'..'i "'Ie
Just ike nno,h.r % I.u of III. v,,;.
RuI Tia. ,, 4 49, " " NV '"ticnn;
IL,s f;IIn. I.;,, '"'hS""'
And m.d.. ill.,, Us """eha on'
And poru look rn,,iI I'p,',S''" seceder''