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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
Don't you hear the steam cars,
Don't you hear them hum?
Get your hat and shoes on—
Be ready when they come.
Master's fast asleep now—
I hope he'll not awake;
For here's an invitation now
To go across the Lake.
Don't you hear them hum?
Get your hat and shoes on—
Be ready when they come.
Master's fast asleep now—
I hope he'll not awake;
For here's an invitation now
To go across the Lake.
CHORUS.
Come, boys, come, and go along with me,And I'll take you up where colored men are free
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And I'll take you up to Canada.
I heard old master say,
Just a day or two ago,
That he was going to sell us all,
Down to “'Tucky ho;”
But here's the Underground Horse,
A very noble nag;
“A free ride to colored men,”
Is written on his flag.
Just a day or two ago,
That he was going to sell us all,
Down to “'Tucky ho;”
But here's the Underground Horse,
A very noble nag;
“A free ride to colored men,”
Is written on his flag.
The Underground Railroad,
Is a queer machine;
It carries many passengers,
And never has been seen.
Old master goes to Baltimore,
And mistress goes away,
And when they see their slaves again,
They're all in Canada.
Is a queer machine;
It carries many passengers,
And never has been seen.
Old master goes to Baltimore,
And mistress goes away,
And when they see their slaves again,
They're all in Canada.
Uncle Sam has tried hard
To find the mystic route;
But well do our engineers,
Know what they are about.
While he is sleeping soundly,
They are wide awake,
And firing up the engine,
That runs across the Lake.
To find the mystic route;
But well do our engineers,
Know what they are about.
While he is sleeping soundly,
They are wide awake,
And firing up the engine,
That runs across the Lake.
The Underground Railroad
Is doing mighty well;
The number of her passengers
Is very hard to tell.
When once they ship for Canada,
It's hard to bring them back,
For “Johnny” runs a strong race,
And never flies the track.
Is doing mighty well;
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Is very hard to tell.
When once they ship for Canada,
It's hard to bring them back,
For “Johnny” runs a strong race,
And never flies the track.
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