History & Politics

The Battle-Cry of Freedom

by George Frederick Root 1820–1895

From Poems of American History (1908)

History & Politics

Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom,
We will rally from the hill-side, we'll gather from the plain,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.
Chorus--The Union forever, hurrah! boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitor, up with the star,
While we rally round the flag, boys, rally once again,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.

We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom,
And we'll fill the vacant ranks with a million freemen more,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.

We will welcome to our numbers the loyal, true, and brave,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom,
And altho' they may be poor, not a man shall be a slave,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.

So we're springing to the call from the East and from the West,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom,
And we'll hurl the rebel crew from the land we love the best,
Shouting the battle-cry of freedom.

MLA

Root, George Frederick. “The Battle-Cry of Freedom.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/root_gf/0/.

Chicago

Root, George Frederick. “The Battle-Cry of Freedom.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/root_gf/0/.

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