Young Hickory

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On a farm in North Carolina
Way back in 1795
A boy was born, he was the first of ten 
And he'd one day be president
Around about the age of eleven
His family moved out west of the mountains 
Said "bye" to their cabin, packed up a wagon 
And set out for Tennessee

Young Hickory
Can't count him out
No doubt about it
Young Hickory
James Polk from Tennessee

Came close to dying at the age of 17
But thanks to the surgeon he come out clean 
He went off to college at UNC
Where he graduated top of the class
He got back home
He studied the law
He met a girl named Sarah and they fell in love 
They got married on New Year's Eve
And then he won his first Congressional seat

Young Hickory
Can't count him out
No doubt about it
Young Hickory
James Polk from Tennessee

A seven-term U.S. Congressman
He claimed to fight for the common man 
A category narrowly defined
In this time of history
The great shame of slavery
Divided the nation and Polk ran a plantation 
So he wanted to see its continuation, oh no 
History is messy sometimes

In 1839 he returned to Tennessee
Where he won himself that Governor's seat 
It didn't last long because Lean Jimmy Jones Beat him in '41
A lot of people thought Polk was done

Young Hickory
Can't count him out
No doubt about it
Young Hickory
James Polk from Tennessee

In 1844 the Democrats were split
On who they should run for the President 
They held a convention to make the decision 
In the town of Baltimore
There were several points of big contention 
From sectional tensions to expansionism 
After three days of votes and derision
They settled on the Dark Horse
The campaign of '44 was a real close race 
Between James Polk and Henry Clay
Clay had the clout, momentum, and fame 
Most people thought he would carry the day
But now and again the underdog wins
And Polk had an answer for the Texas Question 
It seems the nation, they wanted annexation 
And they voted James K. Polk for President

Young Hickory
Can't count him out
No doubt about it
Young Hickory
James Polk from Tennessee

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