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Songs Of The Ceaft.
* " Chorus , " To such brethren let ' s drink , Who from friendship wo Or do aught that ' s to honour contrary ; And let ' s join hand in hand , By each brother to stand , While we ' re Freemasons right Honorar y , "
We have yet another version of our "Entered Apprentice , " but this differs totally from the others , for it is an operative craft song , and contains no further allusion to speculative Masonry than is necessary for its purpose , although it is in the measure and air of our own song . We print it h £ re to speak for itself
" THE MASONS' SONG , " Come , are you prepared , Your seafifold well rear'd , Bring mortar and temper it purely : 'Tis all safe , JC hope , Well braced with each rope . Your ledgers and puttocks securely . " Then next your bricks bring , It is time to berfn , , For the sun with its rays is adorning ;
The day ' s fair and clear , No rain you need fear , Tis a charming and lovely fine morning . " Pray , where are your tools , Your line and plumb rules ? Each man to his work let him stand , boys ; Work solid and sure ,
Upright and secure , And j r our building , he sure will be strong , boys . " So make no mistake , Bnt true your joints break , And take care that you follow your leaders ; Work , rake , back , and tooth , And make your work smooth , And be sure that you fill up your maders . "
The last parody we shall mention is one that appeared during the American war , entitled '" D'Estaing Eclipsed , or Yankee Doodle ' s Defeat , " to the tune of " The Entered Apprentice . " From the foregoing gossip it will be seen that we have good reason to be proud of the Masonic muse ' s first production ; that it has been
attacked , imitated , and travestied is the best proof of its popularity and goodness ; and while we rejoice that our society and her " Entered Apprentice Song" still stands firm , let us not " forget that there have been dissensions on various points and in critical times . And to those , if there are any such in our fraternity , who seek to
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Songs Of The Ceaft.
* " Chorus , " To such brethren let ' s drink , Who from friendship wo Or do aught that ' s to honour contrary ; And let ' s join hand in hand , By each brother to stand , While we ' re Freemasons right Honorar y , "
We have yet another version of our "Entered Apprentice , " but this differs totally from the others , for it is an operative craft song , and contains no further allusion to speculative Masonry than is necessary for its purpose , although it is in the measure and air of our own song . We print it h £ re to speak for itself
" THE MASONS' SONG , " Come , are you prepared , Your seafifold well rear'd , Bring mortar and temper it purely : 'Tis all safe , JC hope , Well braced with each rope . Your ledgers and puttocks securely . " Then next your bricks bring , It is time to berfn , , For the sun with its rays is adorning ;
The day ' s fair and clear , No rain you need fear , Tis a charming and lovely fine morning . " Pray , where are your tools , Your line and plumb rules ? Each man to his work let him stand , boys ; Work solid and sure ,
Upright and secure , And j r our building , he sure will be strong , boys . " So make no mistake , Bnt true your joints break , And take care that you follow your leaders ; Work , rake , back , and tooth , And make your work smooth , And be sure that you fill up your maders . "
The last parody we shall mention is one that appeared during the American war , entitled '" D'Estaing Eclipsed , or Yankee Doodle ' s Defeat , " to the tune of " The Entered Apprentice . " From the foregoing gossip it will be seen that we have good reason to be proud of the Masonic muse ' s first production ; that it has been
attacked , imitated , and travestied is the best proof of its popularity and goodness ; and while we rejoice that our society and her " Entered Apprentice Song" still stands firm , let us not " forget that there have been dissensions on various points and in critical times . And to those , if there are any such in our fraternity , who seek to