Show YOUNG were up at early aud the echoes quickly And the atmosphere was murky with the clouds of powder whooped it up for and Israel lint we whooped it up the loudest for old Every blister was a token of our love of And we fired salutes in plenty to the banner of the a grand old full of noise and some And considered something bully by a lad aged He shot off the biggest find him the rockets And for liberty lie and for Yankee And he killed i million more or less I think more With a gun that shot from Q street to the furthest foe-man's I When he lit the cannon crackers with a glowing bit of punk enemy of Freedom thought it was wise to quickly he waved the starry banner till the great day was no Did this patriot so sturdy who is aged just We were up at early morning and the lad was in And we whooped for dear Old Glory in a way to beat the Every blister on our fingers was a sign of While the stains of burning powder filled our souls with He was acting major I the private in the And I know he is deserving of the nation 's grateful He's a royal true-blue patriotic to the Is this sturdy little fellow who is aged just Bradford |