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James K. Polk
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In 1844, the Democrats were split
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The three nominees for the presidential candidate
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Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist
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James Buchanan, a moderate
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Louis Cass, a general and expansionist
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From Nashville came a dark horse riding up
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He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
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Austere, severe, he held few people dear
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His oratory filled his foes with fear
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The factions soon agreed
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He's just the man we need
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To bring about victory
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Fulfill our manifest destiny
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And annex the land the Mexicans command
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And when the votes were cast the winner was
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Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
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In four short years he met his every goal
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He seized the whole southwest from Mexico
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Made sure the tarriffs fell
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And made the English sell the Oregon territory
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He built an independent treasury
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Having done all this he sought no second term
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But precious few have mourned the passing of
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Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president
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Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump
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