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For the Dear Old Flag, I Die

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For The Dear Old Flag, I Die is an American Civil War song. It was originally a poem written by George Cooper. The music by Stephen Foster was later added in. The song interprets the last words of a brave little drummer boy who was fatally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.^[1]{{poemquote|Verse 1

For the dear old Flag I die,

Said the wounded drummer boy;

Mother, press your lips to mine;

O, they bring me peace and joy!

'Tis the last time on earth

I shall ever see your face

Mother take me to your heart,

Let me die in your embrace.

(Chorus)

For the dear old Flag I die,

Mother, dry your weeping eye;

For the honor of our land

And the dear old Flag I die,

Verse 2

Do not mourn, my mother, dear,

Every pang will soon be o'er;

For I hear the angel band

Calling from their starry shore;

Now I see their banners wave

In the light of perfect day,

though 'tis hard to part with you,

Yet I would not wish to stay.

(Chorus)

For the dear old Flag I die,

Mother, dry your weeping eye;

For the honor of our land

And the dear old Flag I die.

Verse 3

Farewell mother, Death's cold hand

Weighs upon my spirit now,

And I feel his blighting breath

Fan my pallid cheek and brow.

Closer! closer! to your heart,

Let me feel that you are by,

While my sight is growing dim,

For the dear old Flag I die.

(Chorus)

For the dear old Flag I die,

Mother, dry your weeping eye;

For the honor of our land

And the dear old Flag I die.}}

Fiction

In the 2015 video game Wrong Number, a shortened version of the poem is included in the end credits of the game when the game is completed on Hard Mode.

References

1. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ph6HZ9_3Ji0C&pg=PA27 | title=Songs of the Civil War | publisher=Courier Corporation | author=Silber, Irwin | year=1960 | pages=115}}

4 : American patriotic songs|Songs of the American Civil War|Songs written by Stephen Foster|Year of song missing

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