Old Abe Lincoln

Old Abe Lincoln

Verse 1:

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Old Abe Lin-coln came out of the wil-der-ness,

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Out of the wil-der-ness, out of the wil-der-ness,

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Old Abe Lin-coln came out of the wil-der-ness,

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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.