Wait Till You Get It.

Arr—"Gee ho, Dobbin"—Written and Sung by Tony Pastor.

 

Of late, around town, a new by-word's come out—

You'll hear it wherever you wander about;

Ask a friend for to lend you two dollars or three,

And the answer he'll give you it surely will be—

                        "Just wait till you get it,

                        Wait till you get it;

                        And if you don't get it,

                        Just wait till you do!

 

Election-time coming, a candidate runs

To the stump, which he mounts, firing off his big guns;

'Mong the boys of the ward his money he'll spend free,

Saying, "I must have the office"—the answer will be—

                        "Just wait till you get it,

                        Wait till you get it;

                        And if you don't get it,

                        Just wait till you do!

 

A fellow get's drafted—he vows it's too much;

He ain't got "three hundred"—goes in for a crutch,

Saying, "I must have exemption, you see that I'm lame;"

But the keen provost-marshal is up to his game,

                        And says, "Wait till you get it,

                        Wait till you get it;

                        And if you don't get it,

                        Just wait till you do!"

 

A fancy policeman, that stands in Broadway,

Escorts a young lady across so au fait:

Then he tips her a wink—"What's your number, my dear?"

But she gives him a smile, as she says, "Sir I fear

                        You must wait till you get it,

                        Wait till you get it;

                        And if you don't get it,

                        Just wait till you do!"

 

A fellow at policy goes it quite strong

In hopes a big hit will some time come along;

Spends all his spare change, till he cleans himself out,

'Cause the man with the slips says, "you'll hit 'em, no doubt;

                        Only wait till you get it,

                        Wait till you get it;

                        And if you don't get it,

                        Just wait till you do!"

 

A lover sits courting the girl he adores:

In the room overhead them the "old people" snores;

He asks for to kiss her—she says, "No, you shant;

I ain't going to let you—I know what you want;

                        But wait till you get it,

                        Wait till you get it;

                        And if you don't get it,

                        Just wait till you do!"

 

            500 Illustrated Ballads, lithographed and printed by

CHARLES MAGNUS, No. 12 Frankfort Street, New York.

            Branch Office: No. 520 7^th St., Washington, D. C. /

 

 

Camp of the 76 N.Y. Vol^s

Near the Yelow House V^a

On the Weldon R.R.

Dear Beloved

                        Yours of Oct 25^th is resieved today Oct 29^th It found me well but some lame and prety tired for we just returned to camp last night from a recanossance in forse to the left We started for the South Side Rail Road with the intention of taking it at all hasords The 9^th Corps was agoing to take it and we the 5^th Corps wer agoing to help hold it but they did not take it and we did not hold it No No

 

The Nigrows was agoing to charge a fort with 13 guns in it for a 35 days furlow but but they did not take it so the poor felows wont get their 35 days furlow The 2^nd Corps was a going to flank the Rebbels but they did not exactley but came very / near it so near they drove the Johney's out of their first line of works and on into the woods and on they went But the first they know their is Johney's in their rear & at their right & left & frunt and they ar surounded and they have to cut their way out or be captured and it is sayed Gens Grant & Mead wer with the 2^nd Corps at the time The Johney's captured a lot of our ambulances but we recaptured them Of all flanking and out flanking on both sides that I ever sayd saw this beat the hole. apart of the time we wer in the Johney's rear & apart of the time they wer in our rear We had them fairley flanked and at another time we had firing in frunt & rear at the same time And at another time they had us flanked and if they had onley tied the string they would of had us baged But the joke was we did not know soon enuff that we had them / flanked neather did they know they had us flanked soon enuff or they would of baged us shure But I guess we killed mor for them than they did for us & took more prisoners then they But some of the boys who was in the Wilderniss fight say it leaves the Wilderniss in the shaid all except we did not have so meney killed But Emiley I am all right I did not get hit by a bulet tho I was some what skered I was not hurt excepting my left knee is very lame but I do not know wat is the mater The D^r thinks I have strained it & in a few days it will be all right agane

 

I am very glad you got my money all saft you want to know how you ar to get your intrust it draws six per cent as long as you keep it if it is one two or three years and eney bank will pay it when you want to part with it I hope this may find you well H.E.P.

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