作曲 : General James Chalmers
 The day of our destiny was darkened,
 The heart of the nation stood still,
 When Forts Henry and Donelson surrendered
 And Johnston fell back to Nashville.
 But the clouds which then thickened all around us
 Served only the plainer to show
 The form of that hero arising,
 To deliver us all from the foe.
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 In our hearts he will triumph forever,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee!
 At Shiloh he charged a division,
 And covered our army's retreat,
 At Murfreesboro won his promotion,
 When Crittenden admitted his defeat.
 Next Streight went careering before him,
 Expecting our rear to assail,
 But Forrest, with his fair maiden pilot
 Soon landed the robber in jail!
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 In our hearts he will triumph forever,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee!
 Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Okolona,
 Memphis and Tishamingo Creek
 Union City, Fort Pillow, and Paducah,
 All the deeds of our hero bespeak.
 Now, Athens, Sulphur Springs, and Pulaski,
 Have aroused old Sherman from his lair,
 For the boldest of Yankee commanders
 Will tremble with Forrest in his rear!
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 In our hearts he will triumph forever,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee!
 Next Johnsonville attracted his attention,
 Where Sherman had collected his stores,
 And the gunboats' once terrible dimension
 Floated grandly and proudly at its doors
 But Forrest's Artillery Battallion
 Morton, Rice, and Walton, and Croft
 Set fire to Sherman's gunboats and transports,
 Nor ceased 'til they had burned them all.
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 In our hearts he will triumph forever,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee!
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,
 In our hearts he will triumph forever,
 Here's to Forrest from the Brave Tennessee,