Putnam's Monthly Advertiser (N.Y.C.) (Jan. 1, 1855): Gen’el Jackson mighty man— Whaw, my kingdom, fire away! He fight on sea, and he fight on land— Whaw, my kingdom, fire away! Gen’el Jackson gain de day— Whaw, my kingdom, fire away! He gain de day in Floraday— Whaw, my kingdom, fire away! Gen'el Jackson fine de trail- Whaw, my kingdom, fire away! He full um fote wid cotton bale- Whaw, my kingdom, fire away! Sung while rowing. Evidently the source of the 1882 text above.
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