as a notherner, i know one of the political songs..

For lincoln and liberty, too, me boys
for lincoln and liberty, too,
we'll drink to the health of the country,
for lincoln and liberty too!

(for fiberbabe--where are you gal?)
there is the oregonian version

covered with acres of trees, of trees,
covered with acres of trees,
there's mountains and hills and valleys,
just covered with acres of trees!

Rosen the beau is a very old song. there are many songs set the same tune. the irish claim it as one of their songs. (but i have nothing to back that claim!)


Apparently there are a lot of regional variations of this one. The one I came across first had to do with clamming instead of mining and foresting. See http://www.geocities.com/lilandr/kantoj/diversaj/AcresOfClams1.htm