General Grant's Visit To Dundee

Intro Verse U. S. Grant paid a visit to my home town Spruced it up with a lick of paint and showed him round Two bands played in fierce competition as the rain fell down The General said "What a mighty long bridge to such a mighty little old town" A man called Grant hung from a window with the Stars and Stripes The orphan boys sang Alouette, sweetness and light As they sang, firebell rang, ran for their lives What well-trained little orphans, what a precious little song, Said the General's wife Carriage was called to the Magdalen Green before the darkness fell With a short stopover for the lady's convenience at the, Royal Hotel General frowned through the rest of the speeches, yet, he took it well What a lovely little bandstand, with a lovely little steeple, charming little houses, such cheerful little people, but what a mighty long bridge to such a mighty little old town U. S. Grant paid a visit to my home town Spruced it up with a lick of paint and showed him round Two bands played in fierce competition as the rain fell down What a pretty little bandstand, and a lovely little steeple, N.C. what charming little houses, and such cheerful little people N.C. but what a mighty long bridge to such, a mighty little old town