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First strain Let martial note in triumph float And liberty extend its mighty hand A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers, The banner of the Western land.

The emblem of the brave and true Its folds protect no tyrant crew; The red and white and starry blue Is freedom's shield and hope. Let eagle shriek from lofty peak The never-ending watchword of our land; Let summer breeze waft through the trees The echo of the chorus grand. Sing out for liberty and light, Sing out for freedom and the right.

Sing out for Union and its might, O patriotic sons. May it wave as our standard forever, The gem of the land and the sea, The banner of the right. Let tyrants remember the day When our fathers with mighty endeavor Proclaimed as they marched to the fray That by their might and by their right It waves forever.

Grandioso Hurrah for the flag of the free. May it wave as our standard forever The gem of the land and the sea, The banner of the right. Let tyrants remember the day When our fathers with mighty endeavor Proclaimed as they marched to the fray, That by their might and by their right It waves forever. In the John Church Company published a four-part choral version of the march with a piano arrangement by Elmer Arthur Tidmarsh.

The exact origin of the parody is unclear, but versions of it were being quoted as early as the s on college campuses, [11] and during the s, where it was sung for entertainment by soldiers at the USO. Be kind to your web-footed friends, For a duck may be somebody's mother. Be kind to your friends in the swamp, Where the weather is very, very damp, Now, you may think that this is the end, Well, it is!

The last two lines were later used for the theme song of the television series The Berenstain Bears , but with the lyrics changed to:. Later versions of "Be kind to your web-footed friends" extended the lyrics of the second verse. One popular version goes like this:. Be kind to your web-footed friends For that duck may be somebody's mother, She lives in a nest in a swamp Where the weather is always damp.

You may think that this is the end, Well it is, but to prove we're all liars, We're going to sing it again, Only this time we'll sing a little higher. And the song repeats itself ad infinitum, getting higher in tone each repeat until the singer is ready for the final as per Mitch Miller:.

Be kind to your web-footed friends For a duck may be somebody's mother, Be kind to your friends in the camp, Where the weather is always damp. You may think that this is the end, Well it's not, we are just teasing. The blank may be filled with appropriate adjectives like "low", "high", "silly", "fast", etc. It was described by Auberon Waugh as the national anthem of the working classes. The tune has been repurposed for many other, similarly repetitive, football chants.

The Stars and Stripes Forever. National march of the United States. For other uses, see Stars and Stripes Forever disambiguation. Performed by the United States Marine Band. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. United States Marine Band , following the more traditional military march form. Compilations - Other albums which feature this performance of the song. Covers - Performances of a song with the same name by different artists. The recording on the other side of this disc: The Black Horse Troop. Uploaded by Jeff Kaplan on August 27, Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass.

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