"Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

[Mike Willey]

There were two tapes of CW reenacting parody songs put out back during the 125ths by Matt Merta (spelling?). One was titled "Civil War Songs Mama Never Taught Me" and the other was "Keep Fighting Boys, I'll go Fill the Canteens."

Any old timers out there still have these, or know someone that could provide a copy? I'm especially interested in the "Keep Fighting Boys" one. It was destroyed years ago by an evil tape player.


Mike Willey
Late of the 49th Ohio and Coffee-Coolers

[AZReenactor]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

There is an address for Matt Merta at http://www.geocities.com/boombarecords/stuff.html that you might want to try...

[Mike Willey]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

Thanks for the link, AZ!

I'll try to track him down.

Mike Willey
49th O., & Coffee-coolers

[1stMaine]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

Heh,

I always enjoyed the tune: "Driving Through Georgia"

[thad gallagher]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

Not sure if it was by the same guy, but Farbing at Shiloh was always classic. Let us know what you find out for tracking down those tunes.

Thad Gallagher

[LibertyHallVols]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

I always loved....
"Shouting the Porta Johns are Clean Now" to the tune of "Battlecry of Freedom"
and...
"Authentics only Please" to the tune of "Goober Peas"...

"Please, Please, Please, Please"
"Authentics Only, Please"
"Read your registration... Authentics only Please"

[Jeremy Bevard]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

I know how to get in touch with Matt and my pard Will Eichler that posts here is a good friend of his. I talked to Will last night and let him know about this thread. You may get your answer on how to get copies of those songs pretty soon.

[Will Eichler]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

Hi all,

Matt and I are close personal friends. We are also both active in the Historic Fort Wayne Coalition here in MI. Matt did a short run of burned CD's about a year ago and we talked about the possibility of doing a run of a better sort as a fund-raiser for Fort Wayne. You've put the gentle nudge in my back - I'll get on it.

More after I get a chance to ring up and chat with Matt.

Best to all,

Will

[thad gallagher]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

Nudge, nudge...

Thad Gallagher

[wmkane]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

I'll second that nudge. Would love to hear these songs!

[RudyN]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

The songs sound like they would be great/funny to listen to! I will add a nudge to the previous ones.

[Mike Willey]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

I loved "We were all there together at the one-twenty-fives"

"...see the Classic Images tapes of the war...
it seems that we are all a little greyer than before..
...but we're still called childish, by our darling wives...
...we were all there together at the one-twenty-fives!"

If you could put those tapes onto a cd, I would be very grateful.

[Will Eichler]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

Duly nudged!

Brother Thad,

I've heard all of Merta's work and I quite sure "Farbing at Shiloh" came from anther purveyor of humor.

Best to all!

Will

[Canebrake Rifle Guards]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

My favorite-

"Wait for the postman"

Greg Starbuck

[Mike Willey]

Re: "Keep fighting boys, I'll go fill the canteens"

"..is it on back-order, or maybe out of stock;
or misplaced by some id-i-ot, on a loading dock.
Will some delivery service, help untangle this web;
but not Fed-er-al express, 'cause I go as a Reb;

so I wait for the postman,
wait for the postman;
wait for the postman for my stuff to come!