Show n A s Song ng of W fth-W the Weeds eds Heres Here's a cheer to the weeds up up And a song SOg for deeds they do With With their their flags fags a to the e world o out flinging t efi fg They stand ready a to fi fight It through And their dare Is as pert and stinging As their courage Is proven true I They are for war and trouble And will neither lead nor drive I Mow them down to a field or stubble tue be And It makes them but more alive Cut In twain and their numbers double And double and double and thrive They laugh at plowshare gleaming And they tauntingly smile at the hoe They lie down it seems past redeeming But in truth so both ends may grow It takes doing of deeds of-deeds not dreaming Not to win but keep up with this foe rYes Yes Tes a foe are the weeds TV worth orth rth singing And a foe for the strongest arms anns And for hearts whereto hearts whereto hope Is clinging And for lo love loe e that cheers on and charms I So to the weeds a song up springing up-springing On a thousand battle farms John John P P. in Galveston in-Galveston Gaveston News |