Sherman’s On
The Track. Contraband Song & Chorus. [Broadside sheet]
Warden, D. A.
1865. "CONTRABAND" SONG.
BLACK REFUGEES WITH SHERMAN." MARCH TO THE SEA" THROUGH GEORGIA.
"POOR BEAUREGARD LIES BERRY SICK, WID RUPTURE AND WID GOUT, WHILE BOBBY
LEE BEGINS TO SEE DE GAME AM MOST PLAYED OUT" Words And Music By D. A.
Warden. 24-1/2 x 15-1/2 cm. (9.6 x 6.1 inches).
Broadside surrounded by a wide
ruled border. A handsome printing. A. W. Auner, Song Publisher, N. E. Cor. 11Th
& Market Sts. Philadelphia. (1865). - - -
This song sung by contraband blacks seeking
refuge with General Sherman's forces in the 'March to the Sea' through Georgia
consists of four stanzas, each of 10 lines, and a chorus.
The song reads in
part: "Oh look away out yonder,/ For de dust am rising high,/ Gen'ral
Sherman's comin' 'long/ And Massa's goin' to die/ He's got some nigger
soldiers/ Dat make de rebels run . . . When Gen'ral Sherman ribes in town/
We'll meet him with a grin,/ How is you Gen'ral Sherman?/ Glad to see you, pray
walk in,/ Old Massa's in de parlor, As sick as he can be,/ Just tell him you're
de doctor man/ Away from Tennessee . . . The railroads had been torn to smash,/
De lokies cannot run,/ Old Hood has got his boiler bust/ And dat hab stopt his
fun,/ Poor Beauregard lies berry sick,/ Wid rupture and wid gout,/ While Bobby
Lee begins to see/ De game am most played out . . ." Wolf, #2104a.
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