Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", originally published as "Tip and Ty", was a popular and influential campaign song of the Whig Party's Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election.
Its lyrics supported the Whig candidates William Henry Harrison (the "hero of Tippecanoe")[1] and John Tyler. The song also criticized incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren,[2] repeatedly calling him "Little Van".
In 2004, the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants released their own version of the historical song for their Venue Songs album with the same lyrics as the original.[3]
Lyrics
[change | change source]The lyrics of the song are as shown below:[3]
Oh who has heard the great commotion, motion, motion
All the country through?
It is the ball a-rolling on
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too
And with him we'll beat Little Van,
Van is a used-up man
And with him we'll beat Little Van
Sure, let 'em talk about hard cider (cider, cider)
And log cabins too
T'will only help to speed the ball
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too
And with him we'll beat Little Van,
Van is a used-up man
And with him we'll beat Little Van
Like the rush of mighty waters (waters, waters)
Onward it will go
And of course we'll bring you through
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too
And with him we'll beat Little Van,
Van is a used-up man
And with him we'll beat Little Van
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Campaign Banner". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ↑ Silber, Irwin (1971). Songs America Voted By. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books.
- 1 2 "Tippecanoe And Tyler Too". TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
