A 1906 patriotic song that won the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Words and music by George M. Cohan.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- There’s a feeling come a stealing and it sets my brain a-reeling
When I’m listening to the music of a military band
Any tune like “Yankee Doodle” simply sets me off my noodle
It’s that patriotic something that no one can understand
“Way down South in the land of cotton”
Melody untiring, ain’t that inspiring
Hurrah! Hurrah! We’ll join the jubilee
And that’s going some for the Yankees, by gum!
Red, White, and Blue, I am for you
Honest, you’re a grand old flag
Chorus
You’re a grand old flag, you’re a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave
You’re the emblem of the land I love
The home of the free and the brave
Every heart beats true under red, white, and blue
Where there’s never a boast or brag
But should auld acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on the grand old flag
- I’m no cranky hanky panky, I’m a dead square honest Yankee
And I’m mighty proud of that old flag that flies for Uncle Sam
Though I don’t believe in raving every time I see it waving
There’s a chill runs up my back that makes me glad I’m what I am
Here’s a land with a million soldiers
That’s if we should need ’em, we’ll fight for freedom
Hurrah! Hurrah! for every Yankee Tar
And old G.A.R., every stripe, every star
Red, White, and Blue, hats off to you
Honest, you’re a grand old flag
Sung here by Fred Feild: