Songs from the American Revolution
By: [collected by] Kate Van Winkle Keller
Contributors: Bush, George, 1753-1797
Publisher: The Hendrickson Group
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Sandy Hook, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: English Folk songs; Songs and music; Music; History
Other titles: Poor soldier.
Notes: Unacc. melodies.

"A collection of songs of love and war, patriotic and bawdy songs, and songs from The poor soldier, from the personal notebook of an officer [George Bush] in George Washington's army, with historical background on each song"--Cover.

Edited from a ms. at the Historical Society of Delaware.

Includes pref. and historical commentary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 51) and index of first lines.
Table of contents: title: Songs of war. The drum ; A soldier's song ; How luckless the fortune ; O! say bonny lass ; Saw you my hero George ; The tobacco box ; A soldier's farewell ; War's alarms ; A song compos'd by an American officer ; Poor Jack ; On May, a song; title: Songs of the hunt and the tavern. A hunting song ; Fair Daphne ; Padlock ; The Duke of Leeds ; Ye mortals whom fancies ; The mind of a woman ; The royal arch; title: Songs of love. A new song ; Alloa House ; Spring ; Song ; Return enraptured hours ; Winter ; Ephigene ; The lass of Patie's Mill ; Katharine Ogie ; Jockey and Jenny; title: Songs from The poor soldier. Patrick in The poor soldier ; The wealthy fool ; The twins of Latona.