Lyr Add: Patchwork Song (1860s Pop)

Subject: Lyr Add: PATCHWORK SONG (1860s Pop)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 04:09 PM

lyr. Add: PATCHWORK SONG
Music by Sidney Nelson (1800-1862); words by W. Dexter Smith, Jr.(1842?-1909)

As I walked down the street I observed by the way,
Placed along on the railings, The Songs of the day,
Of the words of the songs, I have not time to tell,
But the names of them all I remember quite well,
There were those which amused me, while reading them through,
If you'll listen awhile I will sing them to you,
I have writen themm down, in a queer kind of verse,
And I'll trust you'll accept them, for better or for worse.

There was "Little Maggie Dale," "Riding in a Railroad Car,"
"Near the Banks of that Lone River," "I will smoke my last Cigar,"
"Sing to me those dear Old Songs," "When the Swallows Homeward Fly,"
"I'll be No Submissive Wife," "Mother, I've Come Home to Die,"
"Listen to the Mocking Bird," "There is Music in the Air,"
"Let Me Kiss Him for his Mother," There will be a "Vacant Chair,"
"If I had Someone to Love Me," "I'd be gay and happy Still,"
"Tell Me is My Father Coming," with the "Sword of Bunker Hill."

"She is Waiting for us There," "In the Cottage by the Sea,"
"Jennie with the Light-Brown Hair," "Will You go along with Me,"
"In my Dreams Thou'rt ever Near," We will kiss but never tell,"
"I Would choose to be a Daisy," or "A Washington Street Belle,"
"Do They think of Me at Home," "When the Bloom is on the Rye,"
"We will Rally round the Flag," "Kiss Me, Mother, ere I Die,"
"Sweet Dreams flitting softly o'er Me," "I should rather like to Know,"
"Is it Anybody's Business, if a Lady has a Beau?"

"Many, Many Years Ago," "Linda's Gone to Baltimore,"
"I'm a Young Man from the Country," with "The Ring My Mother Wore,"
"Bring thy shattered Heart to Me," "Ella Leene," "At Evening Hour,"
"Read Me Letters from My Home," "Rosalie, the Prairie Flower,"
"Rock Me to Sleep, Mother," with "Sweet Thoughts of Thee,"
"Old Jeff Davis is a-coming," Mother Dear Oh Pray for Me,'
"Oh, Darkey don't you Linger," "Come in and shut the Door,"
"We are Coming Father Abraam," with "Three Hundred Dollars More."

"Now the War is nearly Over," "I will take Thee for My Bride,"
"Oh, how happy I should be," Ever Sitting by Thy Side,"
"Brothers fainting at the Door," "Things I Don't like to See,"
And "I'm Lonely Tonight," "I've a Welcome for Thee,"
"When I Saw Sweet Nellie Home," with "The Folks that Put on Airs,"
"Maryland, my Maryland," "You must Mind your own Affairs,"
"Kiss Me Quick and Go, my Honey," "In the Old Gum-Tree Canoe,"
"Break it Gently to My Mother," and "The Young Gal dressed in Blue."

"Memories of Happy Days," with "The Old Arm Chair,"
"We Stand Beneath our Flag," "Upon the Lake so Fair,"
"Oh! Have you seen my Sister," with "The Jockey Hat and Feather,"
"And Darling Leonore," "We are Growing Old Together,"
"When this Cruel War is Over," "Johnny Bull Must Clear the Track,"
"Where are you Three Hundred Dollars," "You will Never Come back,"
"There were many, many More," but "I'll Finish up my Song,"
With "Our Battle-Flag" Forever, and "The Union Right or Wrong."

Sung by Buckley's Serenaders, Boston; sung by Carnecross & Dixey's Minstrels, Philadelphia.

A good listing of the pop songs of the Civil War period, sung in the North about 1862.

From "We'll Sing to Abe Our Song," Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War from the Alfred Whital Collection of Lincolniana. American Memory.

Subject: Lyr Add: THE FATHER OF ALL SONGS
From: masato sakurai
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 09:03 PM

Another song with song titles in the lyrics, also at American Memory.

THE FATHER OF ALL SONGS.
Composed by Wm. DUNNE, and sold at the Stationary-Store, 223 Ninth Avenue.
Air: The Glorious Sixty-Ninth.

And come all, you lads and lasses, wherever you may be;
I pray you'll pay attention and listen unto me:
I pray you'll pay attention, and I wont detain you long;
For, the song I'm going to sing you, is the Father of all songs.

There is "the Irishman's shanty" where once lived "Paddy Miles,"
Along with "Annie Laurie," in the days of "Auld Lang Syne;"
"Teddy Regan" drank to Winnie, in a glass of "Lager-bier,"
And they all rode out together, in an "Irish jaunting car."

Oh! "the Harp that once thro' Tara's Halls," and "Irish Molly O,"
Was played at "Paddy's wedding," about "Twenty years ago.
"O'Riley, the fisherman," a sailing, "round the Horn,"
And drank some "Bully Lager-bier," on "Patrick's day in the morning."

"When this Cruel war is over," the "Irish Hussar"
Will wax old "Johnny Bull" again, on "a Yankee Man-of-war;"
And "Corcoran's Irish Legion" will make the Rebels shout:
"How are you, Jefferson Davis?" Does your mother knows you're out?"

But "There is a good time coming," when our glorious "Little Mac"
Will take the reins into his hands, and give Old Abe the sack;
He'll take hold of North and South, and join them both in one.
Then hurrah for "the Four-and-Thirty Stars!" and "the Father of all songs!"

H. DE MARSAN, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, New-York.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: PATCHWORK SONG (1860s Pop)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 12:15 AM

Songs that listed titles of other songs were once very popular.

See Stephen Foster's SONG OF ALL SONGS in DT.

Boxcar Willie and Willie Nelson recorded one called SONG OF SONGS.

See the thread called Metasongs, songs within songs and especially the website called Old Songs Made Up of Song Titles, which has 36 of them.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: PATCHWORK SONG (1860s Pop)
From: LadyJean
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 12:24 AM

It's Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair. Jeannie was Jean McDowell.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: PATCHWORK SONG (1860s Pop)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 12:45 PM

Hi, LadyJean - it's a kick to go to the actual sheet music for Patchwork song (click-I wonder if this link will work). You'll find several interesting mistakes on the list: "Jennie with the Light-Brown Hair," "Where are you Three Hundred Dollars," and "We are Coming Father Abraam" are three I noticed. Even our forebears made typos....
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: PATCHWORK SONG (1860s Pop)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 02:32 PM

Yeah, Joe, I copied the song directly without corrections. The 'Father Abraams' spelling appears in one of Lomax' recordings, but of course it is a mistake here.

The song "Where Are You, Three Hundred Dollars," was popular on the minstrel circuit. Sheet music, 1863, but possibly earlier. I believe that this is the song referred to in the "Patchwork Song" not '300,000...'.

There is another of these collections, in addition to the two above, but I haven't re-found it yet. A good way to get an idea of the songs that were actually popular at the time these were put together.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: PATCHWORK SONG (1860s Pop)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 01 Oct 03 - 02:30 AM

Well, Q, if you had made corrections, that would have been incorrect, no? That being the case, I think we can say that the incorrect song titles in the lyrics you posted are correct.
Correct?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: PATCHWORK SONG (1860s Pop)
From: masato sakurai
Date: 01 Oct 03 - 02:48 AM

For some info on Jeannie, Jeanie or Jennie, see this thread: Lyr Add: JEANIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR.

Subject: Lyr Add: THE COMBINATION SONG
From: masato sakurai
Date: 14 Feb 04 - 10:30 PM

THE COMBINATION SONG.
Arranged and sung by A. ANDERSON. [Dec. 1863]
AIR.--The Captain with his Whiskers.

"We are coming Father Abram," "When this cruel Wart is o'er,"
"With many songs to greet you," "by the sad Potomac Shore,"
"'Tis better to be singing than sighing," "Ida May,"
"O ring Merry Bells," "'Tis Independence Day,"
"I'm a merry laughing girl," "Gay and Happy," "Nettie More,"
"With Jockey hat and feather," and "The ring my Mother wore,"
"My Johnny's Marching Home," to the "Volunteers Recall,"
So "We'll have a Dance to night," at "Mr. L?nigan's Ball."

Most "Happy be thy Dreams," sweet "Rose of Allendale,"
"'Neath the Willow she is sleeping," with "Annie of the Vale,"
"Wake up my Lady Love," "There's Music in the Air,"
'Tis "The Song of many Songs," whispered "Ada Adair."
"What fairy-like Music," "Æolian like tones,"
The sweet "Magic Echo," Hark! The Tamborine and Bones,
The Ethiopian Troupe, the finest in the world,
"Columbia's Glorious Banner," the brightest flag unfurled.

"A float on the Ocean," "I'm going around the Horn,"
"Jolly Jack the Rover," "Think of your head in Morn."
"Our Ship sails to Night," "Homeward Bound," "On the Sea,"
"Do they think of me at Home," yes "Ever of Thee."
"The Ship's on Fire," "Larboard Watch," "Ship Ahoy,"
"Tis the burning of New Jersey," cried "The Fireman's Boy,"
"The American Star," and "The Tree of Liberty,"
"The Song for Gallant Hearts," The Minute Gun at Sea."

"When this cruel war is o'er," "Abram's Daughter," "Be my Bride,"
In the "Old Union Wagon," "We'll all take a Ride,"
The "Kingdom's Coming," Rebellion be no more,
"Unfurl the Stars and Stripes," no less than thirty-four.
Prosperity and peace to "Columbia's Happy Land,"
The high-soaring Eagle his pinions shall expand,
From the lake's bright waters to the Gulf of Mexico,
The "Union" be our motto, our Union in toto.