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Poem
April 19, 1824
New Hampshire Statesman
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A satirical song to the tune of 'Robin Adair' lamenting economic hard times, with no cash, paper bills, or silver, blaming banks for ruin and misery.
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POETRY.
HARD TIMES.
Tune—Robin Adair.
What's this dull town to me?
No cash is here!
Things that we're used to see,
Now don't appear.
Where are all the paper bills,
Silver dollars, cents and mills?
Oh! peace must check our wills.
No cash is here.
What made the city shine?
Money was here,
What makes the lads repine?
No cash is here.
What makes the farmer sad,
Lawyers crazy, merchants mad
Oh! times are very bad;
No cash is here.
Oh! curse upon the banks,
No credit's there,
They issue nought but blanks.
No cash is here.
Hard times the men do cry,
Hard times the women sigh
Ruin and misery
No cash is here.
HARD TIMES.
Tune—Robin Adair.
What's this dull town to me?
No cash is here!
Things that we're used to see,
Now don't appear.
Where are all the paper bills,
Silver dollars, cents and mills?
Oh! peace must check our wills.
No cash is here.
What made the city shine?
Money was here,
What makes the lads repine?
No cash is here.
What makes the farmer sad,
Lawyers crazy, merchants mad
Oh! times are very bad;
No cash is here.
Oh! curse upon the banks,
No credit's there,
They issue nought but blanks.
No cash is here.
Hard times the men do cry,
Hard times the women sigh
Ruin and misery
No cash is here.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Hard Times
No Cash
Banks
Money Shortage
Economic Ruin
Merchants Mad
Poem Details
Title
Hard Times.
Subject
Hard Times And Lack Of Cash
Form / Style
Tune—Robin Adair
Key Lines
No Cash Is Here.
Oh! Curse Upon The Banks,
No Credit's There,
They Issue Nought But Blanks.
No Cash Is Here.