The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-25
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If you havn't, am pretty csrtAin it will take you
smsftly down;
ii. about courting scraps, (and assure you, It
is true,)
For the Copperheads are dssd IN love With the
gallant boys in bsus.
Bat the copperheads, ths coppsrheads, are al
too awful mean,
And the boys in blue have said to them, "oh Cops,
you can't come in
The other night the Coppsrhesds called on the
boys in blue,
All shaved and washed With Union soap, (and full
Of ~A;sky, teo,)
And with speeches soft, and sunny snilss, and
promises, and 70,
They .lyIy sessht IN ospids ksais 70 eatrap the
: boys h Me-; - s8aes -
But the Copperheads, the copperheads, al we're 80
awful mean, esszz.
That the boys in blue all said to them, "Oh Cops
you can't come imp
soldiers, true and brave"
On many field of fire and blood you have fought
the land to save
And now ven place upon your brows the victors
laurel crown,
And wish dear soldier boys in blue, to call you
all our own"
But the Copperheads, the copperheAds, had lied
so awfal mean,
That the boys in blue all said to them, "oh Cops,
you can't come In p 4bfA4
'Yes ye CoppsrheAAs,- sssd the boys in blse, ".cs
fought the l6nA 10 ssve;
On many field Of are and blood re were both
true and bsaxe;S ~ k ss
Bat yo~ remained in your northern holes, from
danger safe and fear,
And only ventured out to start nre In our rear,
OH ys cepperhsads, ys copperheads, you did 80
awful mean,
That the soys IN blue all say to yos. you never e.
come in ~
"oh, ye soldier boys, We love you now, Ne lore you
strong and well;
We love yourselves land ypsr rotes much more
and our love no tongue can tell.
sweet communion,
And Parson DEaS shah celebrate the interesting
Union'
Oh, We soldier boys. ye soldier boys, We are al
washed and clean,
And We love you. boys in blue, and wish that ron
would let rs in -
1x ~ L. fgf
ron love rs all 20 we'll.
Why did you not in other days q different story
tell!
Then you called thieves. marHaders, and Lin
coin hrelings. too;
And you poured your wrath and curses loud on ali
us beys in blue.
When Others. for our comfort, their tens Of thou
sands gave.
From suffering and from certain death our stricken
ones to sare,
You hsd stores to send m fAen, no charity to
give
To those who gave their all that ron and Liberty
might live.
Your lore and sympathy were then all on the othe,
side.
z or tfaHoFs hase ana deFihsn. VINO the Govern-
rncnt de6ed:
And all you paid was when your master,
Uncle Sam.
Required that you should join our ranks or find
some other man.
To take your place beside US in the CORY battle
And then you shelied your greenbackr out, some
substitute to pay
Oh, ye cepp~vheads, " Corperheads, yoa have
been too awful mean.
And We think yen are no better yet, and 70 never
can come imp
''oh, ye boys in biue,. raid the cepperheads, eve
rejoice in your deeds Of glory.
And we never tire in listening of to the unexan-
Piled story.
OF your daring bold snd hercic deeds, by which
you saved the nation;
And now in you, the tried and true, is placed our
expectation.
Oh, ye soldier bows ye boys in blue, 10 caat con-
trsi the Union.
tAnd get the Office. We want) except in your COM
munion.-
"oh, ye copperheads,s said the boys IN blas,
"your tune il grssaly changed.
Since as sKnighta g tAs0sisen Circle the coun-
try thrpakkysa raassds
Then you swore that ~, the Ssys b bue, had best
no mors assail yosr
Particular friends in Dixie land, for the war was
all failure;
Ton said tAe Soath would. conquer sure md
Swosla save both 1ise snd treasure,
To agree to little asmisties ~ q sort Of soaxing
To get the rebels quiet IN the eld and by nsgotia
Ssver the aovemnent in twain and thus destroy
the nation s
But now that We have trisnphsi -, aad naAs ths
rebs surrender,
And the confederacy is bursted up. you come to
ms to tender
TO MS your gratitude and love a.d undying adni-
ration.
And yoa - ~ nost trae and loyal now of ~
! h ~ nAsions "
Oh, - coppefhssAs, 70 cePperAsads, yosr co.,
duet IL too mean
And hyfseritioal fsr -, sd ysa ssvsr 80 soms
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ssoh. ye solder 6Uys ssid IL copperAesds. ara.r