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Lyr Req: The Mormon King (G. W. Anderson)

06 Jul 02 - 02:18 PM (#743392)
Subject: THE MORMON KING
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

Looking for the lyrics to "The Mormon King, by G. W. Anderson, tune "King of the Cannibal Islands."
There is a copy in the Library of Congress. American Memory lists it, but does not show the lyrics.

06 Jul 02 - 02:36 PM (#743397)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THE MORMON KING
From: masato sakurai

It shows the sheet music image. Use THIS SEARCH PAGE, instead of the title list page.

~Masato

06 Jul 02 - 02:51 PM (#743402)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE MORMON KING (G. W. Anderson)
From: masato sakurai

The Mormon king. By G. W. Anderson. Air--King of the Cannibal Islands. Andrews, Printer, 38 Chatham Street, N.Y. [n. d.]
IMPRINT
New York, New York: J. Andrews

THE MORMON KING.
Words by G. W. ANDERSON, Irish Vocalist.
Air--King of the Cannibal Islands.
Oh hark kind friends while I do sing,
About Brigham Young the Mormon King,
Who swears that he'll do everything,
Out in Salt Lake City.

He also says we'll rue the day,
That e'er we came into his way,
For all of us he'll surely slay.
Out in Salt Lake City.

Poor Brigham's mind it can't be right,
Or else he's surely lost his sight,
To think he'd a Yankee 'fright,
Away from Salt Lake City.

CHORUS...........Old Brigham mind your P's and Q's,
Or we will show you what to do,
If we get our hands on you,
Out in Salt Lake City.

Old Brigham he has somewhere's neae,
About seventy wives and children dear,
Oh Lor' they must be very queer,
Out in Salt Lake City.

They say their children are quite tall,
And like their father loudly squall,
And often make old Brigham bawl,
Out in Salt Lake City.

If that's the case some future day,
We'll make him bawl another way,
For his motley crew we'll surely slay,
Out in Salt Lake City.

Old Brigham must'nt think we are fools,
To be knocked about like wooden stools,
But we will let him know our rules,
Out in Salt Lake City.

If any fuss he goes to make,
The whole of his city we will take,
And then fasten him unto a stake,
Out in Salt Lake City.

If we get old Brigham in our paws,
We'll make close his heavenly jaws,
And let him know that we've got laws.
For old Salt Lake City.

Andrews, Printer, 38 Chatham St. N.Y.

~Masato

06 Jul 02 - 02:57 PM (#743406)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THE MORMON KING
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

Thanks, Masato. Prompt and complete, as always!

06 Jul 02 - 05:03 PM (#743443)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THE MORMON KING
From: The Pooka

As always, indeed, Masato. / The only complaint is, now I can't start a thread entitled "What the Hell's a Mormon King?" :)

-Rolling Down to Old Nauvoo,
---Pook Moroni

06 Jul 02 - 09:57 PM (#743547)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THE MORMON KING
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

The Mormon KIng has been printed in "Songs of the American West," Lingenfelter and Dwyer, 1968, pp. 214-215, with music arranged by Grenville Vernon (1927); from his "Yankee Doodle Doo: A Collection of Songs of the Early American Stage," pp. 156-157

07 Jul 02 - 12:45 AM (#743615)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THE MORMON KING
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

Another parody using "King of the Cannibal Islands" tune:
"Jeff Davis or the King of the Southern Dominion."

07 Jul 02 - 01:34 AM (#743641)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THE MORMON KING
From: masato sakurai

Other parody songs in American Memory collections are:

"The man that couldn't get warm." Air: King of the Cannibal Islands. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, N. Y. [n. d.]

"The man that couldn't get cool." Air: King of the Cannibal Islands. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 60 Chatham Street, N. Y. [n. d.]

"Hoops. No. 2. What a ridiculous fashion?" Air: King of the Cannibal Islands. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 38 Chatham Street, N. Y. [n. d.]

"The great Japanese embassy." By Jake Wag-A-Wag, Nix-Cum-Arose, No-Kame, alias Remsey Roe Jr. H. De Marsan, Publisher, 38 & 60 Chatham Street, N. Y. [c. 1860] AIR: The King of the Cannibal Islands.

~Masato

07 Jul 02 - 03:43 AM (#743684)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THE MORMON KING
From: masato sakurai

"King of the Cannibal Islands" parodies in Songs of the American West are:

"Emigrant from Pike" (p. 44) [also to the tunes of "Nelly Was a Lady" and "Old Dan Tucker"]

"When I Went Off to Prospect" (p. 109)

"The Handcarts, I" (pp. 197-198)

"The Mormon King" (pp. 214-215)

"The Cohabs" (p. 223)