The Major And The Colonel

O the Major an’ the Colonel,

     Jest a lively, spankin’ team;

One chock full uv quiet wisdom,

     An’ the other full uv steam.

Don’t you hear their hoofs a-clankin’

     Up the Avenue uv State?

Don’t you see the foe skyhootin’

     Over fence an’ over gate?

Clear the highway, clear the byway!

     Let ‘em gallop, let ‘em trot;

Lead your whiskered “pop”ulation

     Off into a safer spot;

For the Major an’ the Colonel,

By the G.O.P. eternal,

     Are agoin’ to take the pot.

O the Major an’ the Colonel,

     Jest a prancin’, snortin’ pair;

Two ol’ heroes hitched together,

     They hev got the thoroughfare.

Don’t you see the dust a-risein’

     From the White House boulevard?

Don’t you hear the nation clappin’,

     Don’t you hear it yellin’ hard?

Clear the highway, clear the byway,

     Keep your silver out uv sight;

Keep your “anti’s” an’ your uncles

     Where they cannot get a fright.

For the Major an’ the Colonel,

By the politics infernal,

     Are agoin’ to win the fight.

Sept. 8, 1900