HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL/SATIRICAL SONGS

 

1.Hop on Board

Introduction

Song

2. What Ya' Doin' Minty

Song

3. Follow the North Star

song

4. George Washington

Song

5. Abraham LIncoln

Song

 

6. Political Satires

-Hoedowns

(lyrics to the folk music "Turkey in the Straw.")

Introduction- Political Satire and Square Dancing

a)Race for the Carcass, Hoedown, Showdown

satire of the presidential political campaign,
2006 - 2007 (UNDER CONSTRUCTION )

b)State of the Union Hoedown, Lowdown

satire of conditions in the U.S.A. 2009

- Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
.....A satirical song about William Henry Harrison

Introduction

Song

- Don't Tax Me
....A satirical look at the causes leading to the American Revolution

Introduction

Song

 

- Dear King Mob
..A satirical song about Andrew Jackson

Introduction

Song

- Who in the World Was Franklin Pierce?

Introduction

Song

 

-The Midnight Ride of Dawes, Revere, and .....Prescott

Introduction

Historical Background

Song

 

-Singing In Praise, of Rutherford Hayes

Song

 

-On the Date We Got Wrong
a song about the 4th of July, which should have been July2.

song