The Fall Of Charleston Lyrics

Song	The Fall Of Charleston
Artist	Tennessee Ernie Ford
Album	Sings Civil War Songs Of The North
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[00:04.447]	Oh have you heard the glorious news, is the cry from every mouth,
[00:08.644]	Charleston is taken, and the rebels put to rout;
[00:13.708]	And Beauregard the chivalrous, he ran to save his bacon—
[00:18.376]	When he saw General Sherman’s “Yanks,” and “Charleston is taken!”
[00:23.743]	With a whack, rowdy-dow,
[00:25.499]	A hunkey boy is General Sherman,
[00:28.023]	Whack, rowdy-dow,
[00:30.143]	Invincible is he!
[00:32.389]
[00:38.191]	This South Carolina chivalry, they once did loudly boast,
[00:42.033]	That the footsteps of a Union man, should ne’er pollute their coast.
[00:46.649]	They’d fight the Yankees two to one, who only fought for booty,
[00:51.285]	But when the “udsills” came along it was “Legs, do your duty!”
[00:57.249]	With a whack, rowdy-dow,
[00:58.690]	Babylon is fallen,
[01:01.053]	Whack, rowdy-dow,
[01:03.628]	The end is drawing near!
[01:05.954]
[01:11.705]	And from the “Sacred City,” this valiant warlike throng;
[01:15.526]	Skedaddled in confusion, although thirty thousand strong—
[01:20.315]	Without a shot, without a blow, or least sign of resistance,
[01:25.556]	And leaving their poor friends behind, with the “Yankees” for assistance!
[01:30.756]	With a whack, rowdy-dow,
[01:32.765]	How are you, Southern chivalry?
[01:35.404]	Whack, rowdy-dow,
[01:37.570]	Your race is nearly run!
[01:39.246]
[01:44.436]	And again o’er Sumter’s battered walls, the Stars and Stripes do fly,
[01:49.234]	While the chivalry of Sixty-one in the “Last ditch” lie;—
[01:53.924]	With Sherman, Grant and Porter too, to lead our men to glory,
[01:59.244]	We’ll squash poor Jeff’s confederacy, and then get “Hunkydory!”
[02:04.094]	With a whack, rowdy-dow,
[02:06.713]	How are you, neutral Johnny Bull?
[02:08.985]	Whack, rowdy-dow,
[02:12.268]	We’ll settle next with you!

[00:04.447]	Oh have you heard the glorious news, is the cry from every mouth,
[00:08.644]	Charleston is taken, and the rebels put to rout
[00:13.708]	And Beauregard the chivalrous, he ran to save his bacon
[00:18.376]	When he saw General Sherman' s " Yanks," and " Charleston is taken!"
[00:23.743]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[00:25.499]	A hunkey boy is General Sherman,
[00:28.023]	Whack, rowdydow,
[00:30.143]	Invincible is he!
[00:32.389]
[00:38.191]	This South Carolina chivalry, they once did loudly boast,
[00:42.033]	That the footsteps of a Union man, should ne' er pollute their coast.
[00:46.649]	They' d fight the Yankees two to one, who only fought for booty,
[00:51.285]	But when the " udsills" came along it was " Legs, do your duty!"
[00:57.249]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[00:58.690]	Babylon is fallen,
[01:01.053]	Whack, rowdydow,
[01:03.628]	The end is drawing near!
[01:05.954]
[01:11.705]	And from the " Sacred City," this valiant warlike throng
[01:15.526]	Skedaddled in confusion, although thirty thousand strong
[01:20.315]	Without a shot, without a blow, or least sign of resistance,
[01:25.556]	And leaving their poor friends behind, with the " Yankees" for assistance!
[01:30.756]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[01:32.765]	How are you, Southern chivalry?
[01:35.404]	Whack, rowdydow,
[01:37.570]	Your race is nearly run!
[01:39.246]
[01:44.436]	And again o' er Sumter' s battered walls, the Stars and Stripes do fly,
[01:49.234]	While the chivalry of Sixtyone in the " Last ditch" lie
[01:53.924]	With Sherman, Grant and Porter too, to lead our men to glory,
[01:59.244]	We' ll squash poor Jeff' s confederacy, and then get " Hunkydory!"
[02:04.094]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[02:06.713]	How are you, neutral Johnny Bull?
[02:08.985]	Whack, rowdydow,
[02:12.268]	We' ll settle next with you!

[00:04.447]	Oh have you heard the glorious news, is the cry from every mouth,
[00:08.644]	Charleston is taken, and the rebels put to rout
[00:13.708]	And Beauregard the chivalrous, he ran to save his bacon
[00:18.376]	When he saw General Sherman' s " Yanks," and " Charleston is taken!"
[00:23.743]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[00:25.499]	A hunkey boy is General Sherman,
[00:28.023]	Whack, rowdydow,
[00:30.143]	Invincible is he!
[00:32.389]
[00:38.191]	This South Carolina chivalry, they once did loudly boast,
[00:42.033]	That the footsteps of a Union man, should ne' er pollute their coast.
[00:46.649]	They' d fight the Yankees two to one, who only fought for booty,
[00:51.285]	But when the " udsills" came along it was " Legs, do your duty!"
[00:57.249]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[00:58.690]	Babylon is fallen,
[01:01.053]	Whack, rowdydow,
[01:03.628]	The end is drawing near!
[01:05.954]
[01:11.705]	And from the " Sacred City," this valiant warlike throng
[01:15.526]	Skedaddled in confusion, although thirty thousand strong
[01:20.315]	Without a shot, without a blow, or least sign of resistance,
[01:25.556]	And leaving their poor friends behind, with the " Yankees" for assistance!
[01:30.756]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[01:32.765]	How are you, Southern chivalry?
[01:35.404]	Whack, rowdydow,
[01:37.570]	Your race is nearly run!
[01:39.246]
[01:44.436]	And again o' er Sumter' s battered walls, the Stars and Stripes do fly,
[01:49.234]	While the chivalry of Sixtyone in the " Last ditch" lie
[01:53.924]	With Sherman, Grant and Porter too, to lead our men to glory,
[01:59.244]	We' ll squash poor Jeff' s confederacy, and then get " Hunkydory!"
[02:04.094]	With a whack, rowdydow,
[02:06.713]	How are you, neutral Johnny Bull?
[02:08.985]	Whack, rowdydow,
[02:12.268]	We' ll settle next with you!

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