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Ye Book of Copperheads
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903)
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[There once was a Copperhead snake tried to bite Uncle Sam by mistake]
[A soldier came back from the war, with many an honorable scar]
[The old Tory dragon is dead, but she left us some eggs in her stead]
[There was once a young giant asleep, and round him two serpents did creep]
[There once was a Copperhead vile, who attempted to damage a file]
[There was an old Snake in New York said for peace all the people should work]
[There once was a chap named Vallandigham, whom the Copperheads chose for commanding 'em]
[With War Democrats Seymour's for war; with Peace cowards for peace he'll hurrah]
[The Copperhead lotterie hath a curious policie]
[There once was a twistified Reed, who took for his pattern Snake-Weed]
[There's a character very well known, Who bubbles for ages has blown]
[Copper stocks are uncertain to buy, though this Copperhead's stock's very high]
[There was an old War Horse, a clerical, who thought our Republic chimerical]
[The abominable Copperhead worms! With their wriggles, and twists, and their squirms]
[There was a Stern Statesman astute, who so often went in to recruit]
[The traitor our Common Cents mars, And on Liberty plainly he wars]
[While it did us great harm, Abolition was the height of the Lion's ambition]
[To show Union, a fagot we take; But 'twould be a tremendous mistake]
[There once was a Patriot whose rigor reached such a remarkable figure]
[There once were some rascals near Reading thought fighting was easy as wedding]
[There once was an old party- Wall, quite cracked and just ready to fall]
[There once was a bottle of Porter, which the Copperheads thought was all water]
[There once was a Snake who said “Hey! There's an Eagle I'll take for my prey!”]
[The Copperhead traitors all, our army “base hirelings” call]
Gotham-mites.
[“I like such Brooks,” said Falstaff once]
[In the Tyrol on mountain high]
[Och, Johnny, my gun—let the truth be sid]
[There's a song how Old Nick took a journey]
[“The man who made that order,” said]
[At a Copperhead meeting the crier]
[There was old party named M---]
[There was a small Cozening shyster;]
[There's a man at the Bar who, we know]
[There's a very bad-minis-trator]
[There's a wide-awake Copperhead cratur']
Checker-Boarders and Keystoners.
[There was an old person, J. B.]
[There was a smart lawyer named W---]
[There was a twistortulous Reed]
[There once was a Copperhead Diddle]
[There was an ex-governing Wiggler]
[There was an old servant called Peter]
[There was a sharp lawyer, one P---]
[There was a neat sarpent—a Coiler]
[Quoth “Aristocracy”]
Checker-Boarders and Keystoners
[There was an ex-editor, L---]
[Oh G--- T--- C--- was one]
[To the cause of his country adverse]
[In Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Six]
[John C. passes, now and then]
[Gamblers, Wood-ites, thieves, and asses]
[He wired in and she wired out]
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Ye Book of Copperheads
[He wired in and she wired out]
He wired in and she wired out—
Leaving the people still in doubt—
Whether the Snake upon the track
Was going out or coming back”
Ye Book of Copperheads
