Long May She Wave!
Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue,
the symbol of Freedom, for me and for you.
Our American flag has oft' told a story,
of victorious battles won by ... "Old Glory".
She's been around, for about two hundred years now,
and weathered many a tyrant's attack, fray, and row.
She's waved from ships and parapets,
in a very proud manner,
and many know her as: "The Star-Spangled Banner".
She has Fifty stars, one for each sovereign State,
and Thirteen stripes, for the original colonies, of late.
Her Red stands for Courage,
her White is for Freedom, so true ,
and her stars' celestial background is her Royal Blue.
Oh, our Flag is a symbol, and we love her quite dearly,
when our National Anthem is played, you see it quite clearly.
Yes, she is the Unity, "O'er the Land of the Free"
and the "Home of the Brave,"
so, we humbly beg of our God, please:
"Long May She Wave!"
- Copyright: January 10, 1992 -
Thomas K. Hyland, Jr.