Jersey Sam

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, I was born in Jersey of of that I am going to sing... I went down to New Orleans... Along with Hickory Jackson, some fifty years ago." "I am one of the old time." The singer complains of young people, of girls who look like men, and of modernity
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1870 (Jim-the-Carter-Lad-Songster)
KEYWORDS: battle
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Jan 8, 1815 - Battle of New Orleans. Although a peace had already been signed, word had not yet reached Louisiana, which Pakenham sought to invade. Andrew Jackson's backwoodsmen easily repulsed Pakenham's force; the British commander was killed in the battle.
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Williams-Love-Among-Big-Nozes-Songster, p. 33, "Jersey Sam" (1 text)
Jim-the-Carter-Lad-Songster, pp. 39-40, "Jersey Sam" (1 text)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #1115, p. 76, "'Jersey Sam' or, 50 Years Ago" (1 reference)
Roud #37134
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Battle of New Orleans" [Laws A7] (subject: the Battle of New Orleans) and references there
cf. "The Good Old Days of Adam and Eve" (theme of whining about the old days) and references there
File: JCLS039

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