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Thread #83223   Message #1528784
Posted By: Joe Offer
26-Jul-05 - 12:03 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Roosevelt the Cry (Campaign of 1904)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Roosevelt the Cry (Campaign of 1904)
Where did you get these lyrics, Chico? I take it that they're from the election of 1904, after Roosevelt had become President after the assassination of McKinley. The one election songbook I have, Songs America Voted By, has lots of Roosevelt songs, but not that one. However, the book does have a Roosevelt song that mentions David Bennett Hill - I'll bet that's the Hill your song refers to.

Bartleby.com has this entry on Hill: