Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

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A score of the song as published by G. E. Blake of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"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") and John Tyler. The song also criticized incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren.[1]

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  1. Silber, Irwin (1971). Songs America Voted By. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books.