I recorded this on an album I did for Kicking Mule Records (KM-148) about 1975. It's long out of print. The entire American Civil War is caught in the 5 verses.


In 18 hundred and 61,
For bowls. for bowls,
In 18 hundred and 61,
For bowls says I,
In 19 hundred and 61
Abe, he went to Washington,
And we'll all drink stone blind,
Johnny, fill up the bowl.

In 18 hundred and 62
Abe, he put the rebellion through...

In 18 hundred and 63,
Abe, he set the Africans free...

In 18 hundred and 64,
Abe, he called for a million more...

In 18 hundred and 65,
John Wilkes Booth took Lincoln's life,
And we'll all drink stone blind,
Johnny, fill up the bowl !!