Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness

DESCRIPTION: "Old Abe Lincoln came out of the wilderness, Out of the wilderness, Out of the wilderness, Old Abe Lincoln came out of the wilderness, Down in Illinois." Possibly related: "Aren't you glad you joined the Republicans... Down in Illinois."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag)
KEYWORDS: political parody nonballad derivative
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1809 - Birth of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky . He later moved to Illinois
1860 - The Republicans, looking for a candidate who does not carry much baggage, nominate Lincoln for President. In a four-way race, Lincoln receives 40% of the popular votes and enough electoral votes to be elected President. The result is the Civil War
1864 - Lincoln is re-elected President
1865 - Lincoln assassinated
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag, p. 168, "Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Silber-SongsOfTheCivilWar, pp. 94-95, "Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber-SoldierSongsAndHomeFrontBalladsOfCivilWar, p. 17, "Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 287, "Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness" (1 text)
Thomas-BalladMakingInMountainsOfKentucky, p. 53, (no title) (1 short text, probably a fragment of a modified version of this song) (OakEd, p. 64)
Additional: Paul F. Boller, Jr., _Presidential Campaigns_, second revised edition, Oxford University Press, p. 112 (partial text)
Roud #11629
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Old Gray Mare (I) (The Old Gray Horse; The Little Black Bull)" (tune)
cf. "I Wait Upon the Lord" (tune, structure)
NOTES [78 words]: This is clearly derived from "Ain't I Glad to Get Out of the Wilderness," currently filed as part of "The Old Gray Mare (The Old Gray Horse, The Little Black Bull)." The version of "Ain't I Glad" used for this song was probably the one printed, e.g., on p. 22 of Dime-Song-Book #4, which is a multi-part minstrel song and is clearly distinguishable from the "Old Gray Mare" texts. But the whole family is a mess that needs more effort than I'm willing to give it. - RBW
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