. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . THREE HUNDRED THOUvSAND MORE. WE are coming, Father Abraham, three hundredthousand more, From Mississippis winding stream and from New Eng-lands shore ; We leave our ploughs and workshops, our wives andchildren dear. With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silent tear ; We dare not look behind us, but steadfastly before : We are coming. Father Abraham, three hundred thousandmore! If you look across the hill-tops that
. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . THREE HUNDRED THOUvSAND MORE. WE are coming, Father Abraham, three hundredthousand more, From Mississippis winding stream and from New Eng-lands shore ; We leave our ploughs and workshops, our wives andchildren dear. With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silent tear ; We dare not look behind us, but steadfastly before : We are coming. Father Abraham, three hundred thousandmore! If you look across the hill-tops that meet the northern sk}. Long moving lines of rising dust your vision may descry; And now the wind, an instant, tears the cloudy veil aside, 160 ^bree IbuuDre^ tTbousant) /Iftore i6i And floats aloft our spangled flag in glory and in pride,And bayonets in the sunlight gleam, and bands brave music pour:We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more ! If you look all up our valleys where the growing harvests shine,You may see our sturdy farmer boys fast forming into line ;And children from their mothers knees are pulling at the weeds,And learning how to rea
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