All honor to the colored soldiers, Who fought in the Spanish war! They have certainly shown to the world What gallant heroes they are. 'Twas as La Quasima that they First showed their pluck and grit; 'Twas there 'mid flying shot and shell, They made the Spaniards "git." Then again they had a chance to show Their wondrous fighting skill, When dauntlessly and bravely They charged up San Juan Hill. O, I tell you it was wonderful! It certainly was grand! The way our colored soldiers fought In far-off Cuba-land. And they never shirked their duty once, But did it and did it well, Tho' many brave ones lost their lives As they daily fought through hell. I think they're the ideal soldiers, Tho' a little bit rough and tough; Yet they've certainly shown to the world They're made of the "proper stuff." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON HEARING OF INTENTION .. TO PURCHASE THE POET'S FREEDOM by GEORGE MOSES HORTON ARIEL'S SONG (2), FR. THE TEMPEST by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE BEGGAR MAID [AND KING COPHETUA] by ALFRED TENNYSON THE PEACE: TO HEAVEN ON A BEETLE by ARISTOPHANES CHRISTMAS MORNING by RICHARD BECK CANTICLE by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN LIKE ONE I KNOW by NANCY CAMPBELL TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 4. SO THIN A VEIL by EDWARD CARPENTER |