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Abram Linkon last September
WAY COES CUFFEE
or
HOORAY FOR '63
Words & Music by
L. B. Starkweather.
BOSTON
Published by Oliver Ditson & Co. 277 Washington St.
Firth Pond & Co. N. York. J. Church Jr. Cin. J.C. Haynes & Co. Boston. J. E. Gould. Philada.
Entered according to act of Congress AD 1863 by O. Ditson & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the Dist Court of Mass.
AWAY GOES CUFFEE.
or
HOORAY FOR 63.
L, B. STARKWEATHER
Lively.
1. O A-bram Linkon las' Sep-tem-ber Told de Souf 'less you sur-ren-der A-fore de las' of next De-cem-ber, away goes Cuffee.
CHORUS.
Soprano/Alto.
For de cannon may boom when dey fight a big battle, but the Darkeys no more as de sheep and cattle, For Freedom's watchman has sprung his rattle, Hooray for six-ty three.
Tenor/Bass.
For de cannon may boom when dey fight a bit battle, but the Darkeys no more as de sheep and cattle, For Freedom's watchman has sprung his rattle, Hooray for six-ty three.
2. De Souf deys mad at Norfs in-va-sion Said Abe Linkons Pro-cla-ma-tion Don't go down in darkey na-tion Nor-way goes Cuffee.
3. Dar's France she fa-vors Me-di-a-tion England scrons dis ri-val na-tion And wants to see a sep-a-ra-tion A-way goes Cuffee.
4. But Abe sus-tains his try-ing sta-tion, Says to France and En-glish na-tion Just stand back wid Me-di-a-tion A-way goes Cuffee.
5. De Yan-kee sol-diers shout Ho-san-na While dey wave de Span-gled ban-ner Bound for Charles-ton and Sa-van-nah A-way goes Cuffee.
6. Richmond's walls Ole Joe will bat-ter How de Re-bels den will scat-ter Hang Jeff D. and end dis mat-ter, A-way goes Cuffee.