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FIFES AND DRUMS


John Bull he is another, and he marches Jack beside;
And Yankee Doodle joins with them—three brothers, God for guide:
       Vive l'Amerique! l'Angleterre! la France!
             Vive la—Vive la France!

Praying!—What are they praying, there, for?
       Dieu! Seigneur! A ton Esprit la gloire!
The Peace of Justice reign forever more!
       Vive l'Esprit de la France!
We are marching in alliance that our faith may be restored;
We are fighting, we are cheering, for a nobler world-accord;
We are praying, through the tempest, unto Liberty, our Lord:
       Vive l'Alliance! Vive la France!
             Vive la victoire de la France!

Percy MacKaye.