James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
July 9The Song of Braddocks Men
By Old Ballad
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Hark how the drums do roll it along!
To horse, to horse, with valiant good cheer;
We’ll meet our proud foe before it is long.
Let not your courage fail you;
Be valiant, stout, and bold;
And it will soon avail you,
My loyal hearts of gold.
Huzzah, my valiant countrymen! again I say huzzah!
’Tis nobly done,—the day’s our own—huzzah, huzzah!
The battle is begun as you may fairly see.
Stand firm, be bold, and it will soon be over;
We’ll soon gain the field from our proud enemy.
A squadron now appears, my boys;
If that they do but stand!
Boys, never fear, be sure you mind
The word of command!
Huzzah, my valiant countrymen! again I say huzzah!
’Tis nobly done,—the day’s our own—huzzah, huzzah!
See how they are scattered all over the plain!
Now, now—now, now our country will adore us!
In peace and in triumph, boys, when we return again!
Then laurels shall our glory crown
For all our actions told:
The hills shall echo all around,
My loyal hearts of gold.
Huzzah, my valiant countrymen! again I say huzzah!
’Tis nobly done,—the day’s our own—huzzah, huzzah!