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THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.

David T. Shaw. David T. Shaw.

1. O, Columbia, the gem of the ocean,
The home of the brave and the free,
The shrine of each patriot's devotion,
A world offers homage to thee.
Thy mandates make heroes assemble,
When Liberty's form stands in view;
Thy banners make tyranny tremble,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue,
Thy banners make tyranny tremble,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue.


2. When war winged its wide desolation,
And threatened the land to deform,
The ark then of freedom's foundation,
Columbia rode safe through the storm;
With their garlands of vict'ry around her,
When so proudly she bore her brave crew;
With her flag proudly floating before her,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue,
With her flag proudly floating before her,
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue.
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