The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-02

: "A new song To an Old tune. written bv q
ankes end sung to the music Of Doodle
Doo." This amusing ditty began:
The frssnch man came upon the coast,
Our great allies, aud they did boast
They wsuld soon bang the British host,
iooodie doodle do. "a, ia, pa, pa. pa
But sosta we found ourselves mistaken,
Ana we've glad 70 save our bacon,
kstser 3hsn be Killed or taken,
Doodle doodle do, pa. pa, pa, ps, pa
Great popularity was gained bv a
"Datch song" published in the Penasyirg-
VIA l'acsst in i'fe. the writer being a lady
1t the Hague, VINO dedicated her effort 10
the sailors of i've American vessels then
lying at Amsterdam. Two Of the ten stan
xas Rad Shus:
GID ave the Thirteen stasesi
Lag rule tn United states!
God save our siases!
MIKE us victorious.
H:pry ana Esosioas:
NJ t,raDts over us.
Gvd save our states.
New tho proud British foo
ws'vc male. ny sictrler. kEow,
Our sacred right.
witness at Iiuuker's Hil.
Where god .lise Warren fell,
Ha.ppy his blood Ia spill,
Ia gallant tghs
The south Carolina" was song de-
signed L., commemorate the chase of the
British rien -of-war Dtomede and Quebec
The VERSES are characteristic Of the rough
men whts sang them. although they are no.
particaissly elegant:
'ihe ogehcc ala Gre.
,r I'm n cursd Tier.
And abe Asues came UP apacs;
we could not retire
Iron the coafaandei are,
They: were ali % eager in chase.
the DiomeAes shos
Vss dsmns;icn hot,
She Vac srserat tinses In q blaze:
Twas not ray lot.
10 70 then TO rot.
Bat svoow. was struck with amasa
Shortly: after the Surrender nj Yorktown
Q satiriea; song appeared which .nciuded
the foliossing not over complimentary
lines:
TIE Fart ci,raw.als who ouSh, 20 DO civil,
Grows grostv aud sore. ant sends W. tire devil;
Foe who isShs leader GA rs re doth pasty.
Rat etigsc;sr general aud Tory Harra.
Rough though they may have been in
manner Hnd unpublished n speech. yet IL
~ evlien; that the soldiers of the RevoIu-
ton were;ss loyal 20 American women as
their desiendants are today. The popular
song "ts;iantecr Boys" which has been
aiiribute>s to Henry Archer begins with
this Adviss 20 lovesiek soldiers, which vas
probably not followed:
Hence viiss the lover who sghs Der his wilma
caisss aad Pniilss~s tssssinS.
Hence witty the save WAC wl.i whiapef aac
Whint;
vi jrdce aai coas,sscy hoaslinS.
Hezcs VITA Ieyes Joys.
tslitcs sui rosss.
The tsass tsat give Is TIRE Volunteer Eoys.
Much mere In accord with the general
feeling we're the following lines addressed
by an unknown author in = stirring song
sspur W ,saen" to- the ladies of Pennsyl.
ysaia and: New Jersey. who illustrated The
nobility of their sentiment AMI virtue OF
their patriotism hv generous subscriptions
To the suffering soldiers OF sac American
army" The nrst xsansa, which is . type
O: iorsrs Others, read thus:
All hsili s,ir<sscr sex. exx,ss: fair.
Mirror. eS virtue. h<srens rScalisf ease.
rs,ysa q 20 sasrgriS ami eponSe g.sa
The .nansi,stai nsisa OF trcssaoa's rsssi
In thosk lines IL revealed the real spirit
@. the american gentleman, Tor these
grimy h aided. powdsr-siained veterans
q. the !Esvoiutsoa we're rentlefGea
every int;a Of them. brave in battle.
loyal 10: duty, chsya.roas 80 women.