Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: C F C Oh have you heard the glorious news, is the cry from every mouth, G Charleston is taken, and the rebels put to rout; C F And Beauregard the chivalrous, he ran to save his bacon— C G C When he saw Gen. Sherman’s “Yanks,” and “Charleston is taken!” Chorus: C With a whack row de dow! F A hunkey boy is Gen. Sherman: C Whack row de dow! G C Invincible is he.
Verse 2: C F C This South Carolina chivalry, they once did loudly boast; G That the footsteps of a Union man, should ne’er polute their coast. C F They’d fight the Yankees two to one, who only fought for booty;— C G C But when the “udsills” came along it was “Legs do your duty.” Chorus: C With a whack row de dow! F Babalon is falling C Whack row de dow! G C the end is drawing neer Verse 3: C F C And from the “Sacred City,” this valiant warlike throng; G Skedaddled in confusion, although thirty thousand strong— C F Without a shot, without a blow, or least sign of resistance, C G C And leaving their poor friends behind, with the “Yankees” for assistance, Chorus: C With a whack row de dow! F How are you southern chivalry? C Whack row de dow! G C your race is nearly run Verse 4: C F C And again o’er Sumter’s battered walls, the Stars and Stripes do fly, G While the chivalry of Sixty-one in the “Last ditch” does lie;— C F With Sherman, Grant and Porter too, to lead our men to glory; C G C We’ll squash poor Jeff’s confederacy, and then get “Hunkydory.” Chorus: C With a whack row de dow! F How are you neutral Johnny? C Whack row de dow! G C we'll settle next with you
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