Dat time de Linkum sojers come
A marchin' up the street,
Wid all dar regermentums on
An' music mighty sweet.
A marchin' up the street,
Wid all dar regermentums on
An' music mighty sweet.
Den how de darkies shouted loud
"De Juberlee hab come!"
An' how de chilluns peel dar eyes
To see de big base drum.
"De Juberlee hab come!"
An' how de chilluns peel dar eyes
To see de big base drum.
Den how de sojers marched along,
Dar muskets gleamin' bright,
An' how de music made us feel
Right pow'ful for de fight.
Dar muskets gleamin' bright,
An' how de music made us feel
Right pow'ful for de fight.
But what I gwine to tell dis crowd's
How Massa Linkum came,
De man dat made your mammies free
By signin' ob his name.
How Massa Linkum came,
De man dat made your mammies free
By signin' ob his name.
How 'fore he brought de army down
He dun come down to see
How Richmond looked and try to find
What come ob Massa Lee.
He dun come down to see
How Richmond looked and try to find
What come ob Massa Lee.
One day we heard it whispered round
Mars Linkum's comin' here;
An' Massa Davis heard it too,
An' dat's what make him clear.
Mars Linkum's comin' here;
An' Massa Davis heard it too,
An' dat's what make him clear.
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