“Shoulder arms!”
There's a cry sweeps o'er the land--Shoulder arms!
Who would not a coward stand--
Shoulder arms!
When one's country cries for aid,
Only fools hang back afraid.
There's a cry sweeps o'er the land--
Shoulder arms!
Who's afraid to meet the foe--
Who would see the flag laid low
In the dust by traitors base--
Let him hide his face!
Who would win a soldier's fame--
Shoulder arms!
Who would bear a hero's name--
Shoulder arms!
Let him march with purpose high,
Now to conquer or to die!
Who would win a soldier's fame--
Shoulder arms!
There's a cry falls from the sky--
Shoulder arms!
Through the air 'tis sweeping by--
Shoulder arms!
Armies of the patriot dead
Fill the heaven above your head,
There's a cry falls from the sky--
Shoulder arms!
“Ye, our children,” hear them say,
“Ye are born in evil day;
But the evil stout withstood
Turneth into good.
For the country we made free--
Shoulder arms!
For the world that free shall be--
Shoulder arms!
Europe eager watches you;
Bring the great Republic through I
For the world that free shall be--
Shoulder arms!”
Onward! onward to the van!
Shoulder arms!
Forward like a loyal man!
Shoulder arms!
Stand not like one deaf and dumb,
While you hear th' appealing drum!
Onward! onward to the van!
Shoulder arms!
See the rebels ranks advance!
Wake, man, from your guilty trance!
'Tis the time for action deep,
Not the hour for sleep.
God will bless the work you do--
Shoulder arms!
He will bring you safely through--
Shoulder arms!
Fearless of the issue, fight,
Fighting on the side of Right!
God will bless the work you do!
Shoulder arms!
