The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-02-25
THE INVALID CORPS.

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THE INVALID CORPS.
Attention, a,ling cripplos all,
A song I'll sing to you:
The wounded, sick and lame call,
All dressed in jackets blue;
Some have met the rebs in battle,
30 Have marched both night and day;
Some lain sick in hospitals
Without one cent Of pay.
Chorus You re IA sorry set of criJp
You hobble round and round
You poor dccrepid invalids-
Ono foot upon the ground.
You are to Washington city sent
Against your wish and will,
TO line the purse of officers,
And help to fill the bill.
Poor cripples put on duty,
Who scarce can hobble round,
Like pigs were put in barracks,
400 thick to stir AROUND.
You re formed in two battalions-
The second and the first
Both's, sorry set of crlpples,
he second much the worst.
You re kept in close confinement,
A guard placed all around,
With orders strict and rigorous,
And nary go to town.
If you're caught outside the lines
Without a proper pass,
You are taken to the guard house,
And must no question ask
A charge against you is preferred,
Before the Colonel laid,
And next your sentence will be read
On Colonies dress parade.
For the most trivial offcnse
Iou must be punished right,
And it, no use to make excuse,
II you re little tight.
So sweeping you'll forthwith be sent,
\ guard around you stand,
Or have a chain put on your legs
Just as the Colonel may command.
We have a dashing suttler;-
will not tell his name
Who thinks to gougc us invaids,
And is not at all ashamed;
He sells his goods at highest price,
Aud makes poor cripples pay;
1'hu officers are on his side,
So we must nothing say.
He'd like to drive the womcSoG
Who sell us mill; and pies,
For they will sell at low price,
Which hurts his selfish eyes.
Sometimes they will not let them in,
70 sell what they have brought,
SO YOU must buy at their shcbang,
Or else do without.
He has two small apartments
70 his new suttlcr stand;
In one he keeps some suttlcr goods,
With catables on hand:
The other is for officers
A private dark resort,
Where they can 90 in quictcly,
And take their daily snort.
We have sharp Quartermaster,
And Quartermastcr cub,
For dealing ont our rationS
And weighing out our grub
Peas, beans and few potatoes,
And some tough old COW,
With little pork-jast for a change,
From the belly Of a SOW.
Nc have some men and officers
As sound aS men need be,
Who should be with their regiments,
Way down in Tennessee.
We have some shoulder straps,
The heroes of Bull Run.
Who made that famous charge
The charge on Washington.
Now is NOT +Flis cruel usage
For crippled men to bear,
Having much privations Suffered
Did many dangers share?
But this cruel war will soon be over,
And you will then be fr e,
And when you quit the Invalid Corps,
It's then your time will be.
Then let us keep our courage up
In silence do Our duty,
Until the happy time will come
When we shall claim our bounty,
No more to be used rs brutal bcests
And treated as the same,
but treated as brave and honest men,
With fair and honest name.
Now ailing cripples, one and all,
My song I've sung to you,
And if you think I've told the truth
have nothing more to do.
SO let us keep our courage up,
And thus be happy and gay
For soon the glorious time will come
When we go home to stay. c. n