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This was t he second most popular song of the Confederacy (after Dixie).
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The w ords were written by Harry Macarthy, an English-born vaudevillian and songster, in 1861.
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The tune is a traditional Irish air called The Irish Jaunting Car.
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As with many other Civil War songs, it inspired a number of parodies from the other side.
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