“Tammany’s Sister”
A popular song from 1905
words and music by Vincent P. Bryan and Gus Edwards
interpolated into the 1902 musical “The Wizard of Oz.”
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Pocahontas was a squaw
A young Virginian
She’s the first American
That wed an English man
John Smith fell in love with her
Because she show’d good form
Married her, and took her home
To keep his old wigwam
Chorus
Pocahontas, Pocahontas
Pretty as a little Prairie Rose
When John Smith saw this Indian Miss
He came and asked her for a kiss
But Pocahontas poked him in the nose
- Pocahontas’ father treated
John Smith very stern
He tied John Smith to a stake
And said he’d have to burn
Father soon released him
Just for Pocahontas sake
But when they untied John Smith
He went and ate the steak
Chorus
Pocahontas, Pocahontas
Fried that steak for her old Englishman
Her father let his hatchet drop
And gave good John Smith a chop
And Pocahontas poked it in the pan
- Pocahontas’ father caught
Her husband Mister Smith
Father said, “I’ll kill this pale face
You’ve been flirting with”
She said, “Papa let him live
He’ll pay for all my grub
He won’t be home very much
He’s joined an Indian Club”
Chorus
Pocahontas, Pocahontas
Papa said John Smith would have to die
She said to John I’ll save you dear
Then papa tried to interfere
And Pocahontas poked him in the eye
- Pocahontas’ father and
Her husband so they say
Played a game of poker once
To while the time away
They were playing on a cliff
But papa acted rough
He pushed John Smith off the cliff
But that was just a bluff
Chorus
Pocahontas, Pocahontas
In that little poker game she got
Her husband bet two safety pins
Against her father’s moccasins
And Pocahontas poked them in the pot
Sung here by Vancha March: