A song and chorus dedicated to all creation, 1850.
words by Jesse Hutchinson Jr.
arranged and adapted by N. Barker
A patriotic song. Seems to be an advertisement for foreign immigration.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Benjamin R. Tubb:
Lyrics
- Of all the mighty nations in the east or in the west
O this glorious yankee nation is the greatest and the best
We have room for all creation, and our banner is unfurl’d
Here’s a gen’ral invitation to the people of the world
Chorus
Then come along, come along, make no delay
Come from ev’ry nation, come from ev’ry way
Our lands, they are broad enough don’t be alarm’d
For Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a farm
- St. Lawrence marks our Northern line as fast her waters flow
And the Rio Grande our Southern bound, ‘way down to Mexico
From the great Atlantic Ocean where the sun begins to dawn
Leap across the Rocky mountains far away to Oregon - While the South shall raise the Cotton
And the West, the Corn, and Pork
New England Manufactories shall do up the finer work
For the deep and flowing waterfalls that course along our hills
Are just the thing for washing Sheep and driving Cotton Mills - Our father’s gave us Liberty, but little did they dream
The grand results that pour along this mighty age of Steam
For our mountains, lakes and rivers are all a blaze of fire
And we send our news by lightning on the telegraphic wires - Yes! we’re bound to beat the nations for our motto’s “Go ahead”
And we’ll tell the foreign paupers that our people are well fed
For the nations must remember that Uncle Sam is not a fool
For the people do the voting and the children go to school
Sung here by Fred Feild: