| >> |
10/29/11(Sat)06:22 No.112757The people's flag is deepest red,
It shrouded oft our martyred dead,
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
Their hearts' blood dyed its ev'ry fold.
[Then raise the scarlet standard high.]
[Within its shade we'll live and die,]
[Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,]
[We'll keep the red flag flying here.]
Look 'round, the Frenchman loves its blaze,
The sturdy German chants its praise,
In Moscow's vaults its hymns are sung
Chicago swells the surging throng.
[Then
raise the scarlet standard high. Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying
here.]
It waved above our infant might,
When all ahead seemed dark as night;
It witnessed many a deed and vow,
We must not change its colour now.
[Then
raise the scarlet standard high. Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying
here.]
It well recalls the triumphs past,
It gives the hope of peace at last;
The banner bright, the symbol plain,
Of human right and human gain.
[Then
raise the scarlet standard high. Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying
here.]
It suits today the weak and base,
Whose minds are fixed on pelf and place
To cringe before the rich man's frown,
And haul the sacred emblem down.
[Then
raise the scarlet standard high. Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying
here.]
With heads uncovered swear we all
To bear it onward till we fall;
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim,
This song shall be our parting hymn.
[Then
raise the scarlet standard high. Within its shade we'll live and die,
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying
here.] |
