Tippecanoe and Tyler too
What's the cause of this commotion, motion, motion,
Our country through?
It is the ball a-rolling on
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too.
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too.
And with them we'll beat little Van, Van, Van,
Van is a used up man.
And with them we'll beat little Van.
Like the rushing of mighty waters, waters waters,
On it will go!
And in its course will clear the way
For Tippecanoe, &c.
See the Loco standard tottering, tottering, tottering,
Down it must go!
And in its place we'll rear the flag
Of Tippecanoe, &c.
The Bay State boys turned out in thousands, thousands, thousands,
Not long ago,
And at Bunker Hill they set their seals
For Tippecanoe, &c.
Have you heard from old Vermount, mount, mount,
All honest and true?
The Green Mountain Boys are rolling the ball
For Tippecanoe, &c.
Don't you hear from every quarter, quarter, quarter,
Good news and true?
That swift the ball is rolling on
For Tippecanoe, &c.
Now you hear the Vanjacks talking, talking, talking,
Things look quite blue,
For all the world seems turning round
For Tippecanoe, &c.
Let them talk about hard cider, cider, cider,
And Log Cabins too,
It will only help to speed the ball
For Tippecanoe, &c.
His latchstring hangs outside the door, door, door,
And is never pulled through,
For it never was the custom of
Old Tippecanoe, &c.
He always had his tables set, set, set,
For all honest and true,
To ask you in to take a bite
With Tippecanoe, &c.
See the spoilsmen and leg-treasurers, treasurers, treasurers,
All in a stew!
For all they know they stand no chance
With Tippecanoe, &c.
Little Matty's days are numbered, numbered, numbered,
Out he must go!
And in his place we'll put the good
Old Tippecanoe, &c.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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References
edit- Slber, Irwin (1971). Songs America Voted By. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books.