THE YOUNG VOLUNTEER
With the brave volunteer, with the loved volunteer,
Oh, gladly go a-drilling with the true volunteer.
Oh, fool, to rise and follow with the young volunteer,
Content we were and happy till he came calling here.
Thus all our prospects blighting, what is the use of fighting?
We go with foe uniting, not with this volunteer,
Oh, this false volunteer, oh, this mad volunteer,
All our placid progress blighting comes this wild volunteer.
Oh, since you will not follow with this young volunteer,
To fight for home and freedom, what are you doing here?
Why were you still delaying, thus your motherland betraying,
While he rose her voice obeying did the young volunteer,
Did the true volunteer, did the loved volunteer,
While you were still delaying died the brave volunteer.
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