Lincoln and Liberty was Abraham Lincoln's best election campaigner in his 1860 presidential election and summarized his program in a concise way. The text is from the abolitionist Jesse Hutchinson .
The song has a melody of Irish origin, which was taken from the song "Old Rosin the Beau" and already served well in the presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison in 1840 (" Old Tippecanoe ") and in that of James K. Polk in 1844. After Lincoln in 1888 Benjamin Harrison and 1892 Grover Cleveland used this melody for their election campaigns.
"Lincoln and Liberty" still enjoys a certain popularity today.
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- Hurray for the choice of the nation
- Our chieftain so brave and so true
- We'll go for the great reformation
- For Lincoln and liberty too!
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- Hurray to the nation's elect,
- Our brave and true chief
- We choose the great reform
- And Lincoln and Freedom!
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- We'll go for the son of Kentucky
- The hero of hoosierdom through
- The pride of the suckers so lucky
- For Lincoln and liberty too.
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- We opt for the son of Kentucky ,
- The heroes of the compatriots of Indiana ,
- The pride of the lucky Illinoiser ,
- For Lincoln and freedom!
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- Then up with the banner so glorious
- The star-spangled red, white and blue
- We'll fight 'till our banner's victorious
- For Lincoln and liberty, too.
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- So up with that glorious banner
- The star-studded red, white and blue!
- We fight till our flag is victorious
- For Lincoln and freedom!
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- Come all you true friends of the nation
- Attend to humanity's call
- Come aid in the slaves' liberation
- And roll on the liberty ball!
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- All you true friends of the people come
- And follow the call of humanity
- Help free the slaves
- And roll the ball of freedom!
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- We'll finish the temple of freedom
- And make it capacious within
- That all who seek shelter may find it
- Whatever the hue of their skin!
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- We complete the temple of freedom
- And make it quite spacious inside,
- That all who seek protection should find him,
- Whatever skin color they are!
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- Success to the old-fashioned doctrine
- That men are created all free
- And down with the power of the despot
- Wherever his stronghold may be!
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- Old-fashioned teaching wins,
- That all men are made free
- And down with the power of the despot,
- Wherever his fortress is!
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