A song of liberty
Book details
- Title
- A song of liberty
- Publication year listed
- 1917
- Format
- Public domain eBook
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About this book
A song of liberty
Author: MacGregor, Donald C.
Year: 1917
[Verse 1] The world is now at war; / but when it all is o’er, / And our boys come marching back from overseas, / We shall cheer with all our might, / those who fought for God and Right, / While the shot and shell blew ‘round them like a breeze; / ‘Twas for France whose heart is bleeding, / that they crossed the treach’rous waves, / It’s for Freedom’s sake we’re singing: / “Britons never shall be slaves.” [Chorus] L stands for Losses and the Lives we put at stake; / I stands for Insults which no longer we will take; / B stands for Banner, our flag call’d Union Jack; / E stands for Emblem, and the boys will bring it back! / R stands for Rally and rally it will be; / T stands for Tyranny which is Hun democracy; / Y stands for You, Your Allies and Your Country, / And L-I-B-E-R-T-Y means Peace and Liberty. [Verse 2] When victory is won / and fighting days are done, / Around our own fireside once more they’ll sit. / And they’ll tell about the Hun / how they had him on the run, / When they fought to quench the fire the Kaiser lit! / Tho’ our fond hearts may be singing / “Will ye no come back again,” / Still the chorus will be ringing, / for we’ll know its meaning then. [Chorus repeats]