A. H. Laidlaw Blue Poems
- 1. The American Girls
Yes! The land we love
Is a land of pretty girls,
In grand variety;
With their many colored eyes
... - 2. Black Eyes
The Blue Eye will do if the courting is through
And the way of the marriage is sunny,
And it helps in the fun till the sweet life is done
If the girl brings a mint of good money.
... - 3. Maiden Knickerbocker And The Gallant Captain Pickwick
MAIDEN.
O my gallant Captain, whither and away?
Know'st thou Jersey Pirates smuggle in the bay?
... - 4. Sherry In The Saddle
Sherry's not in saddle,
Sherry's not in saddle,
Zip-zip-zip! Zip-zip-zip!
Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat!
... - 5. See The Field Of Battle Gleams
See, the field of battle gleams
Yonward past the tented streams,
There the foe is camping;
By the thirst-assuaging rill,
... - 6. The Custer Wail
Dead! Where the bold and brave
Blend in one bloody grave;
Dead! With no coward clay
Weltering in gore that day.
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