Karaman!
So thou loomest on my dreams,
Karaman! O Karaman!
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From “The Ballads of Ireland,” edited by E. Hayes, fifth edition, vol. ii. p. 392.
The following parody of the Rebel War song alludes to the failure of the Southern forces to hold Maryland, the object of General Lee’s advance northward, and which was defeated by the battles of South Mountain and Antietam.
Ah me! I’ve had enough of thee,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Dear land, thou art too dear for me,