Hold the Fort
Chorus
die. Hold the fort for we are com-ing, U- nion- ists be strong.
Verse 1
“Side by side we bat- te on-ward, vic - w-ry will come.
Verse 2
We meet today in freedom's cause and raise our voices high;
We'll join our hands in union strong to battle or to die.
Chorus
Hold the fort for we are coming, Unionists be strong.
Side by side we battle onward, victory will come.
Verse 3
Look my comrades, see the union banners waving high.
Reinforcements now appearing, victory is nigh.
Verse 4
See our numbers still increasing; hear the bugles blow.
By our union we shall triumph over every foe.
Verse 5
Fierce and Jong the battle rages, but we will not fear,
Help will come whene'er it's needed, cheer, my comrades, cheer.
Verse 6
About 1870 “Hold the Fort” was written by Bliss a5 a US gospel song, based on an
mcident in the US Civil War. It was made into a labor song by the Knights of Labor
Verse 7
(the Knights advocated an alliance of producer and consumer cooperatives as an alternative
to industrial capitalism.) The song was cast into its present form by the Botish Transport
Workers about 1890.
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