The Jubilee

-in honor of Liberty and Union War (1868-76)

-sung early on

-sung to tune of what in OTL is Hunters of Kentucky

History

-written in 1841 to tune of old Irish song

-immediately becomes extremely popular

-especially after Emancipation Proclamation

-postwar becomes formalized as the American anthem

Song

Lyrics

Bring out the good old bugle boys;

The nation's call to rally;

Against tyranny make some noise;

Let's run across the alley;

Let us declare upon the charge;

The charter of liberty;

For 'tis indeed with every march;

We bring out the Jubilee;


The Jubilee! We bring out the Jubilee!

The Jubilee! We bring out the Jubilee!


Against liberty and union;

Usurpers e'er stand alone;

Now and forever, 'tis proven;

Planters are but shattered stone;

One and insep'rable in sun;

Free labor is ours to own;

For 'tis indeed with every march;

We bring out the Jubilee;


The Jubilee! We bring out the Jubilee!

The Jubilee! We bring out the Jubilee!

Old

When the nation's call comes to rally the people once again;

We shall march for the declaration upon the plain;

Oh, we'll bring the jub'lee to all the bondsmen of the chain;

As we go marching on.


Glory, glory, hallelujah;

Glory, glory, glory, hallelujah;

Glory, glory, hallelujah;

As we go marching on.


Against liberty and union, usurpers stand alone;

And now and forever, the slave-ocrats are shattered stone;

But one and insep'rable, free labor is ours to own;

As we go marching on.


Glory, glory, hallelujah;

Glory, glory, glory, hallelujah;

Glory, glory, hallelujah;

As we go marching on.

Additional lyrics

It was long ago in Boston that our cause saw the light;

We bled and died for the cause of liberty in the night;

But today we count our millions as we girt ourselves to fight;

As we go marching on.


Glory, glory, hallelujah;

Glory, glory, glory, hallelujah;

Glory, glory, hallelujah;

As we go marching on.