Book: The Sweet Singer of Michigan

• The Author's Early Life

  I will write a sketch of my early life,
  It will be of childhood day,

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• Centennial

  Come all ye friends of Liberty,
  Who love our good old nation,

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• Young Henry

  Air -- "Drummer Boy of Waterloo"
  

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• John Robinson

  AIR -- "The Drunkard"
  

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• To My Friends and Critics

  Come all you friends and critics,
  And listen to my song,

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• The Brave Page Boys

  Air -- "The Fierce Discharge"
  

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• I Wonder Where My Papa Is?

  I wonder where my papa is,
  Oh, where could he have gone,

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• Grand Rapids

  Air -- "Bright Alfaretta"
  

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• Children's Reply

  We are little children,
  That go to Sabbath school,

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• Temperance Reform Clubs

  Air -- "Perhaps"
  

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• Willie's and Nellie's Wish

  Willie and Nellie, one evening sat
  By their own little cottage door;

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• Hiram Helsel

  Air -- "Three Grains of Corn"
  

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• Fourth of July

  Fourth of July, how sweet it sounds,
  As every year it rolls around.

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• Beautiful Twenty-Second

  To Original Music
  The people in this nation,

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• The Temperance Army

  Come all ye friends, and citizens,
  Where-ever you may be,

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• William Upson

  Air -- "The Major's Only Son"
  

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• Hattie House

  Air -- "Lily Dale"
  

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• Dear Love, Do You Remember?

  Dearest one, do you remember,
  As we sat side by side,

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• Leave off the Agony in Style

  Come all ye good people, listen to me, pray,
  While I speak of fashion and style of today;

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• Hurrah for Cooper and Cary

  Air -- "Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys"
  

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• Little Charlie Hades

  Little Charlie Hades has gone
  To dwell with God above,

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• My Infant Days

  Air -- "The Rain upon the Roof"
  

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• Little Libbie

  One more little spirit to Heaven has flown,
  To dwell in that mansion above,

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• Roll On Time, Roll On

  Air -- "Roll on, Silver Moon."
  

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• A Departed Friend

  He is sleeping, sounding sleeping
  In the cold and silent tomb.

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• Minnie's Departure

  Air -- "Mount Vernon"
  

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• Christmas

  Hail the coming holiday,
  With a hearty joyous feast,

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• Lois House

  Air -- "Saphrona's Farewell"
  

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• Lost and Found

  In a southern city lived a wealthy family;
  In a southern city was the happy home

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• The Brave Volunteer

  At the time of the rebellion
  Between the north and south,

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• Libby Prison

  Air -- "The Soldier's Orphan Boy"
  

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• Little Andrew

  Air -- "Gypsy's Warning"
  Andrew was a little infant,

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• Little Susan

  Air -- "The Pride of Caldair"
  

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• William House and Family

  Come all kind friends, both far and near,
  Come listen to me and you shall hear --

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• Ashtabula Disaster

  Air -- "Gently Down the Stream of Time"
  

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• The Orphan's Friend

  Come all kind, good people,
  With sympathizing hearts,

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• Spring Time Is Coming

  Beautiful Spring is coming,
  Ah, yes, will soon be here,

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• The Two Brave Soldiers

  Air -- "The Texas Rangers"
  

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• The Southern Scourge

  The yellow fever was raging,
  Down in the sunny south;

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• Early Days of Rockford

  Air -- "Lucy Long"
  

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• Gently on the Stream of Time

  Gently on the stream of time,
  We are floating day by day,

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• Grand Rapids Cricket Club

  In Grand Rapids is a handsome club,
  Of men that cricket play,

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• Andrew Jackson

  On the life of Andrew Jackson,
  Now dear people I will write,

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• Little Henry

  Air -- "Minnie Lee"
  

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• Croquet by Moonlight

  On a moonlight evening, in the month of May,
  A number of young people were playing at croquet,

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• Be Kind to the Little Ones

  Air -- "He Folds Them on His Bosom''
  Be kind to all little ones,

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• The Flag

  See the glorious stars and stripes,
  Floating over there;

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• Red Ribbon

  The Red Ribbon is all the go;
  It's the temperance sign, you know;

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• The Burial in the Snow

  How well do I remember
  Of a burial in the snow,

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• Carrie Monro

  Air -- "Belle Mahone"
  

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• Sketch of Lord Byron's Life

  "Lord Byron" was an Englishman
  A poet I believe,

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• Little Minnie

  Air -- "In the Cottage by the Sea"
  

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• Unfortunate

  Fold her hands upon her breast,
  And let her sweetly sleep.

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• Centennial Celebration

  In the year eighteen seventy-six,
  A Fourth of July celebration

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• New Year

  Farewell to the old year forever,
  And all its sorrows and care

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• Maryette Myers

  Air -- "Lily of the West"
  

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• Advice to Little Children

  Bless those little children
  That love to go to school;

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• The Dear Old Flag

  Oh! we love that dear old flag,
  That our forefathers gave

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• The Great Chicago Fire

  The great Chicago Fire, friends,
  Will never be forgot;

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• By me, right now

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