Tune Req: black soldier and Mountain men Songs

Subject: black soldier and Mountain men Songs
From:
Date: 20 Oct 00 - 12:49 AM

I am looking for songs about Mountain men and Black soldiers. If you know of any Please post them or send them to [e-mail]. Thank you

Subject: RE: Tune Req: black soldier and Mountain men Song
From: rabbitrunning
Date: 20 Oct 00 - 08:24 PM

Here is one from the DT about Civil War soldiers.

Subject: Lyr Add: THE BLACK REGIMENT (George Henry Boker)
From: Sorcha
Date: 22 Oct 00 - 06:02 PM

Well, here is a poem from:

http://users.erols.com/kfraser/titles.html

THE BLACK REGIMENT
Port Hudson, May 27, 1863

by George Henry Boker
(1823-1890)

Dark as the clouds of even,
Ranked in the western heaven,
Waiting the breath that lifts
All the dread mass, and drifts
Tempest and falling brand
Over a ruined land;--
So still and orderly,
Arm to arm, knee to knee,
Waiting the great event,
Stands the black regiment.

Down the long dusky line
Teeth gleam and eyeballs shine;
And the bright bayonet,
Bristling and firmly set,
Flashed with a purpose grand,
Long ere the sharp command
Of the fierce rolling drum
Told them their time had come,
Told them what work was sent
For the black regiment.

"Now," the flag-sergeant cried,
"Though death and hell betide,
Let the whole nation see
If we are fit to be
Free in this land; or bound
Down, like the whining hound,--
Bound with red stripes of pain
In our old chains again!:
O, what a shout there went
from the black regiment!

"Charge!" Trump and drum awoke,
Onward the bondmen broke;
Bayonet and sabre-stroke
Vainly opposed their rush.
Through the wild battle's crush,
With but one thought aflush,
Driving their lords like chaff,
In the guns' mouths they laugh;
Or at the slippery brands
Leaping with open hands,
Down they tear man and horse,
Down in their awful course;
Trampling with bloody heel
Over the crashing steel,
All their eyes forward bent,
Rushed the black regiment.>

"Freedom!" their battle-cry,--
"Freedom! or leave to die!"
Ah! and they meant the word,
Not as with us 'tis heard,
Not a mere party shout:
They gave their spirits out;
Trusted the end to God,
And on the gory sod
Rolled in triumphant blood.
Glad to strike one free blow, whether for weal or woe;
Glad to breathe one free breath,
Though on the lips of death.
Praying--alas! in vain!--
That they might fall again,
So they could once more see
That burst to liberty!
This was what "freedom" lent
To the black regiment.

Hundreds on hundreds fell;
But they are resting well;
Scourges and shackles strong
Never shall do them wrong.
O, to the living few,
Soldiers, be just and true!
Hail them as comrades tried;
Fight with them side by side;
Never, in field or tent,
Scorn the black regiment!

There might be more "black" stuff there, I didn't look very hard.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: black soldier and Mountain men Song
From: bigchuck
Date: 23 Oct 00 - 03:03 PM

Check the Ride, Buffalo Soldiers, ride thread. I posted the lyrics this morning.
Sandy

Subject: RE: Tune Req: black soldier and Mountain men Song
From: Rex
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 01:41 PM

Well there's the "Marching Song of the 1st Arkansas Negro Regiment" that was sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body" or the "Battle Hymn" or... It starts out as Oh we're the bully soldiers of the 1st of Arkansas, We are fighting for the Union we are fighting for the law, We can hit a rebel further than a white man ever saw, As we go marching on. Glory, glory hallelujah....(you know how it goes)

It should be in one of those CW songs sites. I know it's in Irwin Silber's book,"Songs of the Civil War" that I'm always harping about. It should be in any library. If you can't find it anywhere give a holler back here and I'll type it in I guess.

Rex

Subject: RE: Tune Req: black soldier and Mountain men Song
From: Jim Krause
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 03:06 PM

As for Mountainman Songs, anything you can think of that was current before 1840 works. For example certain versions of

• Shenandoah
• In Good Old Colony Days
• The Fox
• Pretty Polly
• Barbara Allen
• Eileen Aroon
• Lord Bateman
• Black Jack Davey
• Jack Monroe
• Anything written by Thomas Moore
• Anything written by Robert Burns

That ought to get you started.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: black soldier and Mountain men Song
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Oct 00 - 01:58 AM

And where is remcolt? Come back dearie, we got stuff for you.............

Subject: RE: Tune Req: black soldier and Mountain men Song
From: Sorcha
Date: 25 Oct 00 - 02:02 AM

and the address given is apparently not valid. I tried to e mail.........