Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JERSEY BLUE, by RICHARD HOWELL


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JERSEY BLUE, by                    
First Line: To arms once more our hero cries
Last Line: And dash to the mountains, jersey blue.
Subject(s): New Jersey; Police


To arms once more our hero cries,
Sedition lives and order dies.
To peace and ease then bid adieu,
And dash to the mountains, Jersey Blue,
Dash to the mountains, Jersey Blue,
Jersey Blue, Jersey Blue,
And dash to the mountains, Jersey Blue.

Since proud ambition rears its head,
And murders rage, and discords spread,
To save from spoil the virtuous few,
Dash over the mountains, Jersey Blue.

Roused at the call, with magic sound
The drums and trumpets circle round;
As soon the corps their route pursue, --
Dash over the mountains, Jersey Blue.

Unstained with crimes, unused to fear.
In deep array our youths appear
And fly to crush the rebel crew,
Or die in the mountains, Jersey Blue.

Tho' tears bedew the maiden's cheeks,
And storms hang round the mountain peaks,
'Tis glory calls, to love adieu,
Then dash to the mountains, Jersey Blue.

Should foul misrule and party rage
With law and liberty engage,
Push home your steel, you'll soon review
Your native plains, brave Jersey Blue,
Jersey Blue, Jersey Blue,
And dash to the mountains, Jersey Blue.





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