War moves south. And so the ball was opened
It was there that war found him
U.S. "Unconditional Surrender" Grant
Mississippians don't know, and refuse to learn, how to surrender
Sometimes now we can get the papers
Vicissitudes. Grant begins to stir
Until it pleases God to take me
I reached Vicksburg, landed, assaulted, and failed
If you can't smile, grin!
When we can do no better we will blow them up
So thick a snake couldn't wriggle through it
Corpse factory. Enemy will soon be upon us.
Martha says rats are hanging in the market for sale with the mule meat
Father of waters again goes unvexed to the sea
They'd all be dead anyhow.
