[Deposited April 30, 1867
Recorded Vol. 42, Page 395
No. 336.]
To
Olin B. Paine Esq.
"What's the Matter, Uncle Sam?" [30 Apr 1867]
Written by
W. Dexter Smith Jr.
Author of "Ring the bell softly"
Music by
Alfred Lee [1839-1906]
BOSTON.
G. D. Russell & Company 126 Tremont,
  Opp. Park St.
Whiting Keith & Co., St. Louis.
[359498]
[COPYRIGHT
  3 Aug 1867
LIBRARY]
[M 1640
 .L]
[Plate No.] 1043
[Engraved by] F. G.
[Source: 200001547@LoC]

1. Come Samba, Jake and Pomp and Cuff,
You know dat you am free,
De white trash say dey hab enough,
Ob all such folks as we;
Unless dey pay us lots ob cash
No more de load we’ll tote
De white man lay aside de lash,
And lets de darkey vote!

CHORUS [sung after each VERSE]
Oh! what’s de matter Uncle Sam?
What’s de matter?
What’s de matter Uncle Sam?
What’s de matter
If you wan to make de old ship float,
Stand one side and let de darkies vote.
What’s de matter Uncle Sam?
what’s de matter?
What’s de matter Uncle Sam?
what’s de matter?
Nuffin like a heavy vote, mind,
to show dem what de boys can do.

2. We’ve gwine to let de white man see
Dat we ain’t far behind,
It am no use to veto we
When we makes up our mind;
De suffrage train is on de track,
De big ingine hab roared,
What is de use ob hanin’ back?
You’d better come aboard!

3. We’se had enough ob secesh times—
Ob war an’ slavery too,
An’ now we’re gwine to turn de leaf
An’ see what we can do.
Dey need’nt try to “bottle up”
De darkies any more,
So let de chivalry stan’ back,
An’ gib deae boys de floor!

4. We’se gwine to vote for only dem
Dat drinks no lager beer,
No lemonade nor apple sass,
But only water clear;
An’ den we’ll hab a happy land,
An’ happy people be,
When one man’ good’s anoder man,
An’ toder’s good as he.

5. Hurra! for all de Norf an’ Souf,—
For all de East an’ West,
Dere’s only one whole country now,
An’ eb’ry part’s de best,
Throw up de hat high in de air,
An’ cheer tree times on tree,
An’ tell de whole world dat dis is
De darkies’ Jubilee!