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Unfurl the Flag!
I
Unfurl the grand old flag again;Let the wild wind kiss its folds!
Lead on the land, with might and main,
Against oppression's holds!
The noble strife shall never cease;
Above the raging storm,
Our steadfast cry shall still be Peace,
Retrenchment and Reform!
March on, march on;
'Tis Justice leads the way!
March on, march on,
Till victory crowns the day!
II
What domineering band is thisThat claims defiant sway?
And who are these that dare resist
A free-born people's way?
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Against this selfish crew;
And toiling millions waste their lives
To serve the feudal few?
Chorus—
Unfurl the grand old flag again;Let the wild wind kiss its folds!
III
Once more, tyrannic privilegeIts haughty crest uprears!
Now, who shall rule this land of ours,
The people or the Peers?
Arise; and like your sires of yore,
Lay hostile barriers low;
And sweep from freedom's path, once more,
The proud, insulting foe!
Chorus—
Unfurl the grand old flag again;Let the wild wind kiss its folds:
Hark! 'tis a sound of gathering storm;
What means this swelling roar?
'Tis a mighty nation rising up
To claim its rights once more!
Like waves of ocean, glancing bright,
They come in strong array,
For liberty and human right,
And who shall bar their way?
What means this swelling roar?
'Tis a mighty nation rising up
To claim its rights once more!
Like waves of ocean, glancing bright,
They come in strong array,
For liberty and human right,
And who shall bar their way?
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Chorus—
Unfurl the grand old flag again;Let the wild wind kiss its folds!
Lead on the land, with might and main,
Against oppression's holds!
The noble strife shall never cease;
Above the raging storm
Our steadfast cry shall still be Peace,
Retrenchment and Reform.
March on, march on,
'Tis Justice leads the way!
March on, march on,
Till victory crowns the day!
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