Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", originally published as "Tip and Ty", was a popular and influential campaign song of the Whig Party's Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election.  

Its lyrics supported the Whig candidates William Henry Harrison (the "hero of Tippecanoe") and John Tyler. The song also criticized incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren,Silber, Irwin (1971). Songs America Voted By. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books. repeatedly calling him "Little Van".

In 2004, the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants released their own version of the historical song for their Venue Songs album with the same lyrics as the original.

Lyrics
The lyrics of the song are as shown below:

Oh who has heard the great commotion, motion, motion

All the country through?

It is the ball a-rolling on

For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

And with him we'll beat Little Van,

Van is a used-up man

And with him we'll beat Little Van

Sure, let 'em talk about hard cider (cider, cider)

And log cabins too

T'will only help to speed the ball

For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

And with him we'll beat Little Van,

Van is a used-up man

And with him we'll beat Little Van

Like the rush of mighty waters (waters, waters)

Onward it will go

And of course we'll bring you through

For Tippecanoe and Tyler too

And with him we'll beat Little Van,

Van is a used-up man

And with him we'll beat Little Van

 References 

Category:John Tyler
Category:William Henry Harrison
Category:Martin Van Buren
Category:19th-century American songs
Category:1840