Grierson'S Raid

Mount to horse--mount to horse; Forward, Battalion! Gallop the gallant force; Down with Rebellion! Over hill, creek and plain Clatter the fearless-- Dash away--splash away-- Led by the Peerless.

Carbines crack--foemen fly Hither and thither; Under the death-fire They falter and wither. Burn the bridge--tear the track-- Down with Rebellion! Cut the wires--cut the wires! Forward, Battalion! Day and night--night and day, Gallop the fearless-- Swimming the rivers' floods-- Led by the Peerless; Depots and powder-trains Blazing and thundering Masters and dusky slaves Gazing and wondering. Eight hundred miles they ride-- Dauntless Battalion-- Down through the Southern Land Mad with Rebellion. Into our lines they dash-- Brave Cavaliers-- Greeting our flag with A thunder of cheers.