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21. Song for our Soldiers
OH! for the Union, boys!
Ho! for the Union, boys:
Go for the Union, boys,
Heart, hand, and gun.
Shoulder to shoulder, boys,
Younger and older, boys,
Bolder and bolder, boys,
Every mother's son!
Ho! for the Union, boys:
Go for the Union, boys,
Heart, hand, and gun.
Shoulder to shoulder, boys,
Younger and older, boys,
Bolder and bolder, boys,
Every mother's son!
Where you find the white men,
Union-hating white men,
Ribald rabble white men,
Let your cannon play.
Where you find the black men,
Union-loving black men,
True and loyal black men,
Let'em run away!
Break off their chains, boys!
Strike off their chains, boys!
Knock off their chains, boys,
And let'em run away.
Union-hating white men,
Ribald rabble white men,
Let your cannon play.
Where you find the black men,
Union-loving black men,
True and loyal black men,
Let'em run away!
Break off their chains, boys!
Strike off their chains, boys!
Knock off their chains, boys,
And let'em run away.
Oh! for the Union, boys!
Ho ! for the Union, boys:
Go for the Union, boys,
Heart, hand, and sword.
Shoulder to shoulder, boys
Bolder and bolder, boys,
Younger and older, boys,
Trusting in the Lord.
Ho ! for the Union, boys:
Go for the Union, boys,
Heart, hand, and sword.
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Bolder and bolder, boys,
Younger and older, boys,
Trusting in the Lord.
Where you find the white men,
Union-hating white men,
Ribald rabble white men,
Let your cannon play!
Where you find the black men,
Union-loving black men,
True and loyal black men,
Let 'em run away.
Break off their chains, boys !
Strike off their chains, boys!
Knock off their chains, boys,
And let'em run away!
Union-hating white men,
Ribald rabble white men,
Let your cannon play!
Where you find the black men,
Union-loving black men,
True and loyal black men,
Let 'em run away.
Break off their chains, boys !
Strike off their chains, boys!
Knock off their chains, boys,
And let'em run away!
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