Old Abe Lincoln Verse 1: -2 -2 2 -2 4 5 5 -4 5 -4 4 Old Abe Lin-coln came out of the wil-der-ness, -4 -4 4 -4 4 -3 5 5 -4 5 -4 4 Out of the wil-der-ness, out of the wil-der-ness, -2 -2 2 -2 4 5 5 -4 5 -4 4 Old Abe Lin-coln came out of the wil-der-ness, -4 -4 5 -4 4 Down in Il-li-nois. Verse 2: Old Abe Lincoln was our sixteenth president, Sixteenth president, sixteenth president, Old Abe Lincoln was our sixteenth president, Many long years ago. Verse 3: Old Abe Lincoln freed our nation from slavery, Nation from slavery, nation from slavery, Old Abe Lincoln freed our nation from slavery, Many long years ago.