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"United, like brothers, in heart and in hand; And, Grant shall be President over the land."
Grant shall be President or, THE SOLDIER'S CAMPAIGN SONG,
RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED TO THE BRAVE SOLDIERS OF AMERICA, BY THEIR COMRADE, MAJOR J. BARTON.
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CHICAGO; Published by LYON & HEALY, 116 Washington St.
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GRANT SHALL BE PRESIDENT! OR THE SOLDIER'S CAMPAIGN SONG.
Words and Music by Major J. Barton.
Introduction. Bugle Call. (The Assembly)
1. Shout loud, and long, let the echo arise; Let it thunder, and swell, till it reaches the skies, Our banner's unfurled; its stars are still bright, As they were where they shone in the thickest of fight, We've
[unintelligible] recording is set by of Congress, A.D. 1904, by Lyon & Healy, in the Clerk's office of the District Court, for the Northern District of Illinois
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flung to the breeze, on its crimson dyed folds The name of Ulysses emblazoned in gold, And millions of Freeman, loyal and brave, Will rally around him our country to save, Will rally around him our country to save. 2. Traitors and Treason together must fall, Right is triumphant, and reigns over all, Only stand firm; like our Fathers of yore, And Rebellion
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and discord, shall cease evermore, Then shout for Ulysses, the brave, true and tried, Mid dangers and conflicts we've fought side by side, On red fields of death, Where our comrades lie slain, He's led us to vict'ry; again and again, He's led us to vict'ry again and again. 3. The roar of battle is now silent and still; The campfires have died that burned on the hill, But
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"Freedom still lives," and that patriot band, Are shouting from Maine to the dark Rio Grande, We're coming by Legions from mountain and plain, We're coming to strike for our leader again, United like brothers in heart and in hand, And Grant shall be President, over our land, And Grant shall be President, over our land.
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