Stars And Stripes Forever


Let martial note in triumph float 
And liberty extend its mighty hand 
A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers
The banner of the Western land. 
The emblem of the brave and true 
Its folds protect no tyrant crew; 
The red and white and starry blue 
Is freedom's shield and hope.

Other nations may deem their flags the best 
And cheer them with fervid elation 
But the flag of the North and South and West Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's nation.
Hurrah for the flag of the free! 
May it wave as our standard forever
The gem of the land and the sea
The banner of the right. 
Let despots remember the day 
When our fathers with mighty endeavor 
Proclaimed as they marched to the fray 
That by their might and by their right 
It waves forever.

Let eagle shriek from lofty peak 
The never-ending watchword of our land; 
Let summer breeze waft through the trees 
The echo of the chorus grand. 
Sing out for liberty and light, 
Sing out for freedom and the right. 
Sing out for Union and its might, 
O patriotic sons.

Other nations may deem their flags the best 
And cheer them with fervid elation 
But the flag of the North and South and West Is the flag of flags, the flag of Freedom's nation.
Hurrah for the flag of the free! 
May it wave as our standard forever
The gem of the land and the sea
The banner of the right. 
Let despots remember the day 
When our fathers with mighty endeavor 
Proclaimed as they marched to the fray 
That by their might and by their right 
It waves forever.