High on the world did our fathers of old, Under the stars and stripes, Blazon the name that we now must uphold, Under the stars and stripes. Vast in the past they have builded an arch Over which Freedom has lighted her torch. Follow it! Follow it! Come, let us march Under the stars and stripes! _Chorus._ Under the stars and stripes, Under the stars and stripes! Follow it, follow it, come, let us march Under the stars and stripes! Follow it, follow it, come, let us march Under the stars and stripes! We in whose bodies the blood of them runs, Under the stars and stripes, We will acquit us as sons of their sons, Under the stars and stripes. Ever for justice, our heel upon wrong, We in the light of our vengeance thrice strong Rally together! Come tramping along Under the stars and stripes! _SOLDIERS AND SAILORS_ (_with hands at salute_): “I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands--one Nation, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.” _AMERICA_: “Freedom for all, forever!” FINALE: (_Last stanza of_--STAR-SPANGLED BANNER): _CHORUS_: _ALL_: “Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation, Blessed with victory and peace, may the heaven rescued land Praise the power that has made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just, And this be our motto: ‘In God is our trust,’ And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!” _CURTAIN_ The quotations used have been selected from the following: READY, AYE, READY _Herman C. Merivale_ I GIVE MY SOLDIER BOY A BLADE _William Maginn_ HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE _Thomas B. Macaulay_ COLUMBUS _Joaquin Miller_ UNMANIFEST DESTINY _Henry Holcomb Bennett_ THE PARTING OF THE WAYS _Joseph B. Gilder_ (_To fit the context the first line of this poem has been slightly changed. The original reads, “Untrammelled Giant of the West.”_) A SONG OF THE ALLIES _Irene Brush_ TO ENGLAND _George Henry Boker_ TO AMERICA _Alfred Austin_ THE AMERICAN FLAG _Charles G. Crellin_ ARMAGEDDON _Edwin Arnold_ MARCO BOZZARIUS _Fitz-Greene Halleck_ NOTES ON MUSIC _To fit the context the last line of the Japanese National Song has been slightly altered._ Transcriber’s Notes Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged. Italics are represented thus _italic_.