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No. 75. The Hope of the Nation.
B. W. GOODHUE.
1. The greenback, the hope of the nation,
The money the people demand;
It saved us from war's desolation,
And shall be supreme in the land.
May the friends of the cause be united,
Like army march on to the fight,
Till the wrongs of the wrong'd are all righted
And tyrants shall wail in their flight.
CHORUS.
And tyrants shall wail in their flight,
And tyrants shall wail in their flight,
Till the wrongs of the wrong'd are all righted,
And tyrants shall wail in their flight.
2. When War raged in madness and fury,
And bankers their money denied,
It came like an angel of mercy,
And guided our ship o'er the tide.
It gave us both sailors and soldiers
When Liberty's wounds were in view;
It scatter'd the hordes of intruders,
And honored the brave and the true.
CHORUS.
And honored the brave and the true,
And honored the brave and the true,
It scattered the hordes of intruders,
And honored the brave and the true.
3. The greenback, the peoples creation,
The money for rich and for poor,
Will unite all the states of our nation
In heart and in hand as of yore.
It will open the workshop and foundry,
Many ships it will send from our shore;
It will bless ev'ry home in the country.
And save us from tramps by the score.
CHORUS.
And save us from tramps by the score,
And save us from tramps by the score,
It will bless ev'ry home in the country,
And save us from tramps by the score.