(alt. title: Abraham’s Daughter) A popular song from 1862 Words and music by Septimus Winner
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CHORUS
And I belong to the Fire Zou-Zous,
And don’t you think I oughter,
We’re goin’ down to Washington
To fight for Abraham’s daughter.
CHORUS
The volunteers are a pouring in,
From every loyal quarter,
And I’m going to Washington
To fight for Abraham’s daughter.
CHORUS
(McClellan is the man I mean)
You know he hadn’t oughter,
For he’s gone down to Washington
To fight for Abraham’s daughter.
CHORUS
And won’t we have a “bully” fight
And don’t you think we oughter,
If he is caught at any time
Insulting Abraham’s daughter.
CHORUS
So I’m goin’ as a Fire Zou-a
And don’t you think I oughter
I’m going down to Washington
To fight for Abraham’s daughter.
[with reference to the One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in Philadelphia and their uniforms which were like the Zouave corps in the French army — as per Irwin Silber, on page 91 of “Songs of the Civil War” (1960,1988,1995)]