Marching Through Georgia

by Henry Clay Work (December 1864) [nb: also adopted by British and Japanese troops; this song continued to be sung until after World War Two]

Bring the good old bugle, boys,
We'll sing another song,
Sing it with a spirit that will
Start the world along;
Sing it as we used to sing it
Fifty thousand strong,
While we were marching thro' Georgia.
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We bring the Jubilee!
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The flag that makes you free!
So we sang the chorus
From Atlanta to the sea,
While we were marching thro' Georgia.

How the people shouted
When they heard the joyful sound,
How the turkeys gobbled
Which our commissary found!
How the sweet potatoes
Even started from the ground,
While we were marching thro' Georgia.
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We bring the Jubilee!
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The flag that makes you free!
So we sang the chorus
From Atlanta to the sea,
While we were marching thro' Georgia.

Marching Through Georgia

Bring the good old bugle, boys!
We'll sing another song --
Sing it with a spirit that will start the world along --
Sing it as we used to sing it,
Fifty thousand strong,
While we are marching through Georgia.

Hurrah! Hurrah! We bring the Jubilee!
Hurrah! Hurrah! The flag that makes you free!
So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the sea,
While we were marching through Georgia.

So we make a thoroughfare for freedom and her train,
Sixty miles in latitude -- three hundred to the main;
Treason fled before us, for resistance was in vain,
While we were marching through Georgia.