Shovels & Rope - The fall of charleston

Oh h^Cave you heard the glorious news, i^Fs the cry from every mo^Cuth, Charleston is taken, and the r^Gebels put to rout; And ^CBeauregard the chivalrous, h^Fe ran to save his bacon— When^C he saw Gen. Sherman’s “Yanks,” and “C^Gharleston is t^Caken!”

W^Cith a whack row de dow! A h^Funkey boy is Gen. Sherman: Wh^Cack row de dow! ^GInvincible is ^Che.

This^C South Carolina chivalry, they o^Fnce did loudly b^Coast; That the footsteps of a Union man, should ne^G’er polute their coast. The^Cy’d fight the Yankees two to one, who o^Fnly fought for booty;— But ^Cwhen the “udsills” came along it was “L^Gegs do your du^Cty.”

W^Cith a whack row de dow! Bab^Falon is falling Wh^Cack row de dow! ^Gthe end is drawing n^Ceer

And ^Cfrom the “Sacred City,” this va^Fliant warlike thr^Cong; Skedaddled in confusion, although t^Ghirty thousand strong— Wit^Chout a shot, without a blow, or le^Fast sign of resistance, And^C leaving their poor friends behind, with the “Ya^Gnkees” for ass^Cistance,

W^Cith a whack row de dow! How^F are you southern chivalry? Wh^Cack row de dow! ^Gyour race is nearly ^Crun

And^C again o’er Sumter’s battered walls, the Sta^Frs and Stripes do f^Cly, While the chivalry of Sixty-one in the “L^Gast ditch” does lie;— With She^Crman, Grant and Porter too, to l^Fead our men to glory; We’ll s^Cquash poor Jeff’s confederacy, and then g^Get “Hunkydo^Cry.”

W^Cith a whack row de dow! How^F are you neutral Johnny? Wh^Cack row de dow! ^Gwe'll settle next with y^Cou