{"id":8081,"date":"2016-06-01T04:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=8081"},"modified":"2019-11-08T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T14:01:16","slug":"the-dodger-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden-wp\/?p=8081","title":{"rendered":"The Dodger Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/images\/Dodger.png\" width=\"500\/\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"audio\">\n<div class=\"alignright caption\"> <a href=\"?page_id=6069\">How do I download this Mp3?<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"audio_link\"> Mp3: <a href=\"http:\/\/ibiblio.org\/jimmy\/folkden\/php\/music\/Dodger.mp3\"> The Dodger Song &#8211; Click To Play<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"about\">\n&#8220;The Dodger Song&#8221; was used in the presidential election of 1884 by Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland against Republican James Blane who was portrayed as a crooked politician.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyrics-header\">Lyrics:<\/div>\n<div class=\"lyrics\">\n[E] Oh, the candidate&#8217;s a dodger, yes, a well-known dodger,<br \/>\nOh, the candidate&#8217;s a dodger, yes, [B7] and I&#8217;m a dodger [E] too.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll meet you and treat you and ask you for your vote,<br \/>\n[B7] But look out, boys, he&#8217;s a-dodgin&#8217; for your [E] vote.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re all a-dodgin&#8217;,<br \/>\nDodgin&#8217;, dodgin&#8217;, dodgin&#8217;,<br \/>\nOh, we&#8217;re all a-dodgin&#8217; out the [B7] way through the [E] world.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, the lawyer, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, a well-known dodger,<br \/>\nOh, the lawyer, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, and I&#8217;m a dodger, too.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll plead your case and claim you for a friend,<br \/>\nBut look out, boys, he&#8217;s easy for to bend.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, the merchant, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, a well-known dodger,<br \/>\nOh, the merchant, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, and I&#8217;m a dodger, too.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll sell you goods at double the price,<br \/>\nBut when you go to pay him you&#8217;ll have to pay him twice.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, the sheriff, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, a well-known dodger,<br \/>\nOh, the sheriff, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, and I&#8217;m a dodger, too.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll act like a friend and a mighty fine man,<br \/>\nBut look out, boys, he&#8217;ll put you in the can.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, the general, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, a well-known dodger,<br \/>\nOh the general, he&#8217;s a dodger, yes, and I&#8217;m a dodger, too.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll march you up and he&#8217;ll march you down,<br \/>\nBut look out, boys, he&#8217;ll put you under ground.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, the lover is a dodger, yes, a well-known dodger,<br \/>\nOh, the lover is a dodger, yes, and I&#8217;m a dodger, too.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll hug you and kiss you and call you his bride,<br \/>\nBut look out, girls, he&#8217;s telling you a lie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I download this Mp3? Mp3: The Dodger Song &#8211; Click To Play &#8220;The Dodger Song&#8221; was used in the presidential election of 1884 by Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland against Republican James Blane who was portrayed as a crooked politician. 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