New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06

the clouds Of the fight,
Ger the ramparts We watched were - gab
lantly streaming,
And the rockets red glare the bombs lurrtri
in air.
Gave proof through the night that our flag wa,
still there:
o. say, does that star-spangled bar ss7 Iel
wave
Oer tho land of the free and the home Of the
brave?
On that shore dimly through the mis,s Of
the deep,
Where the foes naughty host in dread silence
reposes.
What is that which the breeze, Ger the towering
AS it fiifuly blows, now conceaIs now dis.
closes?
Now it catches the CLEAN of the mornings frs!
beam.
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream
Tis the star-spangled banner. long may Il
Ger the land of the free and the home Of tn.
brave,
And where is that band who vaun,ng's
That the havoc of war and the battles con.
home and a country should leave us no morel
Their blood has washd ont their foul foot.
steps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireIing and slave
From the terror of flight, the gloom Of he
grave;
And the stars pangled banner in triumph dott
Ger the land of the free and the home Of The
brave
o! thus be it ever. when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the wars DESC
lation.
Blest with victory and peace may the Heav'n.
rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and pre-
served us a nation,
Then conquer we must when our cause it is
And this be our motto-"In God be our trust:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shalt
Ger the land of the free. and the home Of the
brave.
once in a while somebody publishes the words
of Yankee Doodle" some twenty or moro
stanzas. beginning:
Father and went down to camp.
Along with Captain Gooding.
And there we the men and boys
AS thick as hasty pudding.
But does anybody in an American crowd ever
sing those words? 1t is more than doubtful. r
six people were found who sang words at all
they would probably sing six different sets o:
words. There is a traditional stanza concerning
a pony and feather, which is far more familiar
than the original narrative poem. while tho
chorus of the original is fairly well known:
Yankee Doodle keep it up.
Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Mind the music. keep the step,
Probably the words of America" are better
known than those of any other National hymn.
but a prejudice against the song seems to have
grown up. on account of its air being the same
as that Of God Save the Queen" The words ~
that song are such utter rubbish, from a literary
ront of view that it is hard to forget them after
they have once been heard. But america Is
pretty good poetry, and there are many who
know three stanzas Of it Those who know the
fourth are much fowar
Our fathers God to Thee
Author of liberty,
To Thee sing.
Long may our land be bright
With Freedoms holy light,
Protect by thy might.
Great God King
IS subject to error. These four songs are the
most often heard where Americans are expected
to sing Probably the only other that is likely
to be called for is THE Red. White and Blue
A few might be able to get as far IN TINS as
"Columbia the gem of the ocean" but 1t is likely
that many more would merely make sounds III
they got to the proper place to come out stroh!
with
Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue.
Three cheers for the Red, Whlte ana l'Iue'
The Army and Navy for ever,
Three cheers for the Red. White and Blue
But as has been implied before, knowing tE'
words has nothing to do with sentiment.
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4 FASCINATING ISLAND.
From The Mexican Herald.