The New York herald., 1877-07-12
THE MORMON "YANKEE DOODLE.

New LisYoN. ONO, July s, 1877.
TO TIE EpiroR OF THE HERALD -
Apropos OF tho Mormon question which you arc
giving such hard knocks, l enclose the "Mormon
Yankee Doodle" which l think has never been In
print Men, women and children all learn !; and sing
or roclc II upon every available occasion. | have
heard It so often that alteen years absence from tub
has not clIacod IT from mcmory's page II was CON-
posed by a. British officer sent by his governmcnt TO
this country to observe the conduct OF tho Mormon
campaign in 1858 He became dseusscd at the apathy
and general Of aiiars, wrote ihis dog
gerci and started Ior homo Tho Mormons promptly
seized upon it. perhaps much In the same way that
"Yankce Dood,c was first obtained and 1t forthwith
became popuar MACK.
TIE MORMON NATIONAL HYMN
When Uncle sam did ilrst scnd out
Tho army 10 destroy US,
Saying, those MormUGs wo will r0ut,
No more they shall annoy Us;
Well send a lorce quite competent
To try and hang Tor treasun.
They tried, you know, but did not hang.
Oh, don't you Know the reason
CAoru. -Tberc's great comno,ion in the East
About the Mormon question;
Tho problem ~, 10 say tho least,
TOO hard Tor their digestion.
As they wero travelling up tho Plato.
SINGING many lustIui duty,
Saying we'll DO this and we'll do thai
When We get 10 Salt Lake City.
Wc'Il hang every man tbat has two wives,
We have the ropes quite handy
That Is 10 say, We would have hal,
Bu u)Smth burnt them down on Sandy.
[ChOrus.l
When (2)Coloaol Alexander heard OF this,
They say he was quite wrMhy,
Saying, "Wno VIII trlns tho burners IN ?"
ii will, says e3lCaptain Marcy.
''Oh, vii bring the burners IN,
Aud by The neck wc'li stretch thcm'-
That Is 10 say. they would have done,
But Oh, craekce they could not catch them.
lCeorus.l
As Marcy was going back to camp,
Saying, "fhc Mormons are the devil
''lhey ride DER hiila aud through the brush
AS fast as on the level;
.'Anu " by chance you snoot one down,
''vou real y think hitn ieil, sr;
'Eut the next account you have OF him,
"llc's jogging Oh ahead, sir.
"No~ wei, camp awhile on Hams Fork
Aud wait little longer,
Til Johnston anu hts horse come up
twill make Us "a little stronger;
Then we VIII Hang old Brigham Young
And (ljHeber his compgnior;'
That is 10 say, they would have done,
But couldn't get through Echo Canyon.
CAorus.l
Now the yoke Is on, we'll keep It OF;
Obedience We Will yield 10
Brigham Young, our President,
Ana old (5)Daniel Ia tue mold, too,
Il Uncle sam should put on,
hed key II uaht us thunder;
Tint III TO say, no would, mean.
But OH, We won como under
[Chorus
Now, Cnclc Sam, oh, while you can,
You'd better cease 10 roam, sir,
And save your money ahd all your men
TO defend yourself at home. SIR;
And II by Chance you need sOlno help,
The MurmUns Will be k nd To you;
They've (0)n,ipcd You once, thcy'n do IL again,
THAT'S d they nave a mind To-
[Choyus
l. CAPTAIN Lot Smith wno commanded n company o.
Murmvn eu.rl captured and destroyed
trtins of supplies Dacon, hour and arias the
Big sandy River tributary of Crccn hiver about eight,
miles to the oi Fort Brdgcr.
y Colonel Ale xander. OF tho Second United stata,
dragons who led the war.
s. Uaptmin II. B. Marcy. aiterward Inspector General
United states Army. .
Church
g. David A. Wells. first counsellor and ominanderin
chief the Mormon army hcauquartcrs In kcho Canyon
near Weber River. .
battalion ir the Mexican war;