Join Around the Flag: Matthew Lyrics

the State's called its sons to its side, boys

they're hoisting up the 'Stars and the Bars'
we must all prepare to fight

for a cause we feel is right

and join Jeff Davis from near and far

they can't understand our way of life boys

they don't want slaves in the new territories

the knowledge that they lack

is there's no cotton if there's no blacks

and that gives us the reason to secede

come out of the meadows and plantations

come away from the shores down by the sea

join under the flag

with your musket and your bag

we got to break ties with the North to be free
since Abe got elected there ain't no choice, boys

we showed 'em what we meant when Sumter fell

and if they to try to take us back

or come and free the blacks

the good Lord knows we're going to give 'em hell

come out of the meadows and plantations

come away from the shores down by the sea

join under the flag

with your musket and your bag
we got to break ties with the North to be free

come out of the meadows and plantations

come away from the shores down by the sea

join under the flag

with your musket and your bag

we got to break ties with the North to be free

(spoken)

hell, I never did like them Yankees anyhow

always looking down their noses at us, like

they were something special

goddammit, this thing'll be over in ten weeks time anyhow

we're going to whip their a**, show 'em we can live on our own