Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys, <br />We'll rally once again, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom, <br />We will rally from the hillside, <br />We'll gather from the plain, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom. <br /> <br />CHORUS: The Union forever, <br />Hurrah! boys, hurrah! <br />Down with the traitors, <br />Up with the stars; <br />While we rally round the flag, boys, <br />Rally once again, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom. <br /> <br />We are springing to the call <br />Of our brothers gone before, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom; <br />And we'll fill our vacant ranks with <br />A million free men more, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.-CHORUS <br /> <br />We will welcome to our numbers <br />The loyal, true and brave, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom; <br />And although they may be poor, <br />Not a man shall be a slave, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.-CHORUS <br /> <br />So we're springing to the call <br />From the East and from the West, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom; <br />And we'll hurl the rebel crew <br />From the land that we love best, <br />Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.-CHORUS<br /><br />George Frederick Root<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-battle-cry-of-freedom-union/
