Bibliography - American Song Book, 1815

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Short Title American Song Book, 1815 
Title American Song Book, The 
Pages 96 
Publisher  
Location DLC, MWA, RPB/AoA 
Date 1815 
Place  
Data Place AoA S33850 
Comments  
First Line Page Verses
Ye sons of Columbia, who bravely have fought (fl)  3-6 
Sir George Prevost, with all his host (fl)  6-10  14 
O, Freemen! raise a joyous strain! (fl)  10-11 
Faint and wearliy the way worn traveller (fl)  11-12 
There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin (fl)  12-13 
Kiss that he gave when he left me behind, The (fl)  13-14 
How blest the life a sailor leads (fl)  14-15 
How stands the glass around (fl)  15-16 
Come each gallant lad who for pleasure quits care (fl)  16-17 
Yankee boy is trim and tall, A (fl)  17-18 
Sailor's life's a life of woe, A (fl)  18-20 
Sweet is the ship that, under sail (fl)  20-21 
Go patter to lubbers and swabs, do'y see (fl)  21-23 
Brittania's gallant streamers (fl)  23-26 
Pray, ye friends of Columbia! now lend me an ear (fl)  26-28 
Comrades! join the flag of glory (fl)  28 
Freedom's sons awake to glory (fl)  28-29 
Cease rude Boreas, blust'ring railer! (fl)  30-32 
How sweet is the sailor's return to the soil (fl)  32-33 
Here's a box for your toilet, dear maid (fl)  33-34 
I ne'er on that lip for a minute have gaz'd (fl)  34-35 
Why, fair maid, in ev'ry feature (fl)  35-36 
Keen blew the blast, the night unkind (fl)  36-37 
When absent from her my soul holds most dear (fl)  37 
Tell her I'll love her while the clouds drop rain (fl)  37 
Young Henry was as brave a youth (fl)  38 
When the hollow drum beats to bed (fl)  38-39 
Dear Nancy, I've sailed the world all around (fl)  39-40 
Deserted by the waning moon (fl)  40 
'Twas on the twenty-first of June (fl)  41 
Could you to battle march away (fl)  42-43 
Deep in Love, yes! 'tis love (fl)  43-44 
O love is the soul of a neat Irishman (fl)  44-45 
Thimble's scolding wife lay dead (fl)  45-46 
Life let us cherish (fl)  46-47 
I talk'd of the woes of the days that were past (fl)  47-48 
When William at eve, meets me down at the stile (fl)  48 
Hark! 'tis the children of Washington, pouring (fl)  49-50 
Descend, thou hallow'd spirit (fl)  51-52 
On Europe's realms, of mournful fame (fl)  52-53 
O'er the mountains the sun of our fame was declining (fl)  53-54 
Back side Albany stan' Lake Champlain (fl)  55-56 
Dear Dad, I oft have heard you tell (fl)  56--58  10 
O'er Huron's wave the sun was low (fl)  58-60  13 
Mary, suppress that rising sigh (fl)  60-61 
Hail noble Youth of gen'rous souls (fl)  61-62 
Happy the youth, who finds a bride (fl)  62-63 
Hail, ye Tars of Columbia! who bear o'er the ocean (fl)  63-64 
Argo of Greece, that brought the fleece (fl)  65-67 
Begone thou busy crouding sigh [sic] (fl)  67-68 
Man, by the great Creator made (fl)  68-69 
Sister Ruth, once a Quaker, so coy and so prim (fl)  70-71 
Over the mountain, and over the moor (fl)  71-72 
Stay, lady---stay for mercy's sake (fl)  72-73  10 
In the downhill of life when I find I'm declining (fl)  73-75 
Hail! Hail, ye patriot spirits! (fl)  75-77 
Wealthy fool with gold in store, The (fl)  78 
Sure won't you hear what roaring cheer (fl)  78-82 
Hail Columbia! happy land! (fl)  82-84 
Oh Jonny Bull, my Joe John, I wonder what you mean (fl)  84-89  15 
Father and I went down to camp (fl)  89-90  10 
'Twas a beautiful night, and the stars they shone bright (fl)  91 
'Twas within a mile of Edinburgh town (fl)  92-93 
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