Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MARCHING SONG OF STARK'S MEN [AUGUST 15, 1777], by EDWARD EVERETT HALE Poet's Biography First Line: March! March! March! From sunrise till it's dark Last Line: And to hear them thank our god for the day. Subject(s): American Revolution; Bennington, Battle Of (1777); Stark, John (1728-1822) | ||||||||
MARCH! March! March! from sunrise till it's dark, And let no man straggle on the way! March! March! March! as we follow old John Stark, For the old man needs us all to-day. Load! Load! Load! Three buckshot and a ball, With a hymn-tune for a wad to make them stay! But let no man dare to fire till he gives the word to all, Let no man let the buckshot go astray. Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire all along the line, When we meet those bloody Hessians in array! They shall have every grain from this powder-horn of mine, Unless the cowards turn and run away. Home! Home! Home! When the fight is fought and won, To the home where the women watch and pray! To tell them how John Stark finished what he had begun, And to hear them thank our God for the day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COLUMBUS by EDWARD EVERETT HALE ADRIAN BLOCK'S SONG by EDWARD EVERETT HALE ALMA MATER'S ROLL by EDWARD EVERETT HALE ANNE HUTCHINSON'S EXILE (1638) by EDWARD EVERETT HALE FROM POTOMAC TO MERRIMAC by EDWARD EVERETT HALE NEW ENGLAND'S CHEVY CHASE by EDWARD EVERETT HALE PUT IT THROUGH by EDWARD EVERETT HALE THE BALLAD OF BUNKER HILL by EDWARD EVERETT HALE THE LAMENTABLE BALLAD OF BLOODY BROOK by EDWARD EVERETT HALE THE NAMELESS SAINTS by EDWARD EVERETT HALE |
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