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THE MARCHING SONG OF STARK'S MEN [AUGUST 15, 1777], by                     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.





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