Song Sheet Broadside (4 results)

Condition: Very Good. [c. 1861]. Broadside. Single sheet [1]pp. 7 ½ x 4 ¾ inches. Faint stain to foremargin. Lower forecorner creased from old fold. Very good. Song in eight stanzas with chorus; first line: Hark! the trumpet calls to duty. Lyrics only (no music). Attributed to Thomas Becket Sr., (ca.1817-ca.1871). In the last stanza there is a reference to hemp which may well be alluding to the first battle of Lexington, also known as "Battle of the Hemp Bales". "Traitors think they now are exempt, From our Country's revenue, But they will pay a duty on hemp, That will make them look rather blue". Wolf 1866e [United States Civil War, 1861-1865 - Songs]. …

Early Printing. Songsheet, printed in 19th century, decorative boerder, ship illustration, corners worn, slight toning, good.

Early Printing. Songsheet, printed in 19th century, text partly in dialect, decorative border, quite good with slight toning and slight wear at corners.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Broadside. Single sheet [1]pp. 9 ½ x 5 1/8 inches. Text within an ornamental border. Paper toned and foxed. A few short chips or tears at margins, lower forecorner folded. In good condition. Song in four stanzas; first line: "Camptown ladies, sing dis song". First published in 1850, under the title, "Gwine to run all night" and "Camptown Races", the lyrics are in the 19th century Afro-American dialect. It's the story of a black man who goes to the racetracks at Camptown, Pennsylvania, to bet on a horse. He bets on the bob-tail horse and wins a "pocket full of tin". Thomas M. Scroggy is listed at this address from 1852 to 1857. [Horse Racing - African Americans] [Gambling - Minstrel Songs].…