作曲 : E. C. Saffery Ye loyal Union volunteers Your country claims your aid Says uncle abe a foe appears Are we to be afraid Are we to be afraid,my boys No at them we will go On potomac's banks we'll close our ranks And march to meet the foe We'll just say who's afraid my boys And at them we will go On potomac's banks we'll close our ranks And bravely charge the foe If despots hate our freedom boys And dare invade our land They'll find that we are well prepare'd Our rifles in our hand They'll find each bank an outwork boys Each bush a living fire We'll burn the grass beneath their feet And force them to retire We'll just say who's afraid my boys And at them we will go On potomac's banks we'll close our ranks And bravely charge the foe Now where's the craven hearted slave Who files when he should stand Why let him fill a cowards grave Unwept as he's unman'd But we will at our country's call Inscribe our name on high Hurrah!We'll muster one and all And bravely do or die We'll just say who's afraid my boys And at them we will go On potomac's banks we'll close our ranks And bravely charge the foe We'll just say who's afraid my boys And at them we will go On potomac's banks we'll close our ranks And bravely charge the foe