Gen. 'Spoons' Butler
general butler
(To the tune of Yankee Doodle)
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Butler and I went out from camp from Bethel to make a
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battle and then the Southrons whupped us back,
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just like a drove of cattle.
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Come throw your swords and muskets down. You do
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not find them handy. Although we Yankees cannot
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fight, at running we’re the dandy.
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And then we got a monster gun which gives us
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satisfaction, for seven miles or just a space we Yankees
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love inaction.
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Whenever we go out to fight, the southrons give us
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lickens, but then we strive to get revenge by stealing all
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their chickens.
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Old Butler stays in Fort Monroe and listens to the
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fireing, and when his men have met defeat, he goes out
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inquiring.
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They say that Butler will not fight is certainly a scandal,
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for not a trophy he has gained except an old pump
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Handle.
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(brought to our attention by a great re-enactor John Fuller)
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