They have laid down their lives On the bloody battle field, Shout, shout, the battle cry of Freedom Their motto is resistance "To tyrants we'll not yield!" Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom.Ĥ. Our gallant boys have marched To the rolling of the drums, Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom And the leaders in charge Cry, "Come boys, come!" Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom.ģ. Yes well rally round the flag, boys, well rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of freedom, We will rally from the hillside, well gather from the plain. Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History and a New York Times Bestseller, Battle Cry of Freedom is universally recognized as the definitive account of. Shout, shout the battle cry of Freedom.Ģ. We'll rally 'round the bonny flag, we'll rally once again. Our flag is proudly floating On the land and on the main, Shout, shout, the battle cry of Freedom Beneath it oft we've conquered And will conquer oft again, Shout, shout, the battle cry of Freedom.Ĭhorus: Our Dixie forever, she's never at a loss Down with the eagle and up with the cross. Schreiner, adapted Root's tune for a patriotic song with words by W. The Confederates could not resist the flavor of this spirited tune.
Root composed two sets of verses, one a civilian rallying song, the second a battle song. The naturalness and spontaneity in the melody and rhythm give it those national qualities of a patriotic song. Soldiers sang it in battle, in camps and on the long march. It was the most effective rallying song of the North.
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