 | Original Songs (1861) |  |
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MY COUNTRY NOW CALLS ME.
I
I know 'tis like heaven to have thee so near,And feel thou art rooted within my fond heart;
I know it will cost thee full many a tear
When the fibres love knitted together we part.
Chor. My country now calls me,
And I must away,
Or be branded a coward
If with thee I stay.
II
Oh! fancy, though safely together we stand,I knew that a tiger was sheltering near,
Would it not be more manly than to toy with thy hand,
To go forth and rouse the grim beast from his lair?
Chor. My country now calls me, &c.
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III
I go where the brave stand already arrayed,With their hands on their rifles, their face to the foe,
Where there beats not a heart that of death is afraid:
And it is to protect thee that thither I go.
Chor. My country now calls me, &c.
IV
Now look with a smile from the sun of thine eyes,Thou knowest 'tis for thy sake alone I would live,
For thou'lt be the glory the highest I prize,
Every shot that I fire, every blow that I give.
Chor. My country now calls me, &c.
V
In the visions of night, while the watch-fires blaze,I shall ever be with thee, my love, in my sleep,
And fancy, as dreaming upon thee I gaze,
I'm the sentry who watch, love, around thee doth keep.
Chor. My country now calls me, &c.
T. M.
| Original Songs (1861) | |