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 Under the sooty flag of Acheron,
 Harpies and Hydras.  
 Under the sooty flag of Acheron,
 Harpies and Hydras. 
 "A song for our banner?"--The watchword recall
 Which gave the Republic her station;
  "United we stand--divided we read more 
 "A song for our banner?"--The watchword recall
 Which gave the Republic her station;
  "United we stand--divided we fall!"
   It made and preserves us a nation! 
 Your flag and my flag,
 And how it flies today
  In your land and my land
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 Your flag and my flag,
 And how it flies today
  In your land and my land
   And half a world away!
    Rose-red and blood-red
     The stripes forever gleam;
      Snow-white and soul-white--
       The good forefathers' dream;
        Sky-blue and true-blue, with stars to gleam aright--
         The gloried guidon of the day, a shelter through the night. 
 Ay, here her tattered ensign down!
 Long has it waved on high,
  And many an eye has read more 
 Ay, here her tattered ensign down!
 Long has it waved on high,
  And many an eye has danced to see
   That banner in the sky. 
 A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole,
 It does not look likely to stir a man's soul.
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 A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole,
 It does not look likely to stir a man's soul.
  'Tis the deeds that were done 'neath the moth-eaten rag,
   When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag. 
 Nail to the mast her holy flag,
 Set every threadbare sail,
  And give her to the God read more 
 Nail to the mast her holy flag,
 Set every threadbare sail,
  And give her to the God of storms,
   The lightning and the gale. 
 If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on 
the spot.  
 If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on 
the spot. 
 Hats off!
 Along the street there comes
  A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,
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 Hats off!
 Along the street there comes
  A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,
   A flash of color beneath the sky:
    Hats off!
     The flag is passing by. 
 The imperial ensign; which, full high advanced,
 Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind.  
 The imperial ensign; which, full high advanced,
 Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind.