On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!

On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching!

Root, George Frederick, 1820-1895

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American Civil War (1861-1865)

Also known as "The Prisoner Free and a sequel to "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," the song takes the perspective of Union prisoners of war waiting in expectation for their liberation.

Root, George F. (Frederick)

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

1865

Root & Cady

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On, on, on, the Boys came Marching!

OR THE PRISONER FREE.

(Sequel to "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.")

Words and Music by GEO. F .ROOT

1. O! the day it came at last, When the glo-rious tramp was heard, And the boys came march-ing fif-ty thou-sand strong, And we grasped each oth-ers, hands, Tho' we ut-tered not a word, As the boom-ing of our can-non rolled a-long!

2. O! the fee-blest heart grew strong, And the most des-pond-ent, sure, When we heard the thrill-ing sounds we loved so well, For we knew that want and wo, We no longer-should en-dure, When the hosts of free-dom reached our pris-on cell!

3. O! the war is ov-er now, And we're safe at home a-gain, And the cause we starved and suf-fer'd for, is won, But we nev-er can for-get, 'Mid our woe and mid our pain, How the glo-rious Un-ion boys came tramp-ing on!

On, On, On the boys came march-ing, Like a grand ma-jes-tic sea, And they dashed a-way the guard from the heavy I-ron door, And we stood beneath the starry banner, free!

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