BONNIE BLUE FLAG
Harry McCarthy - 1861


We are a band of brothers,
Native to the soil 
Fighting for the property
We gained by honest toil. 
And when our rights were threatened,
The cry rose near and far;
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star!

CHORUS:
Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights, Hurrah! 
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star! 

As long as the Union
Was faithful to her trust, 
Like friends and brethren,
kind were we, and just; 
But now, when Northern treachery
Attempts our rights to mar, 
We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star. 

First gallant South Carolina
Nobly made the stand, 
Then came Alabama
And took her by the hand; 
Next, quickly, Mississippi,
Georgia, and Florida, 
All raised on high the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star. 

Ye men of valor gather round
The banner of the right, 
Texas and fair Louisiana
Join us in the fight; 
Davis, our loved President,
And Stephens statesmen are;
Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

And here's to brave Virginia,
The Old Dominion State.
With the young Confederacy
At length has linked her fate. 
Impelled by her example, 
Now other States prepare 
To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star.

Then here's to our Confederacy,
Strong we are and brave, 
Like patriots of old we'll fight, 
Our heritage to save. 
And rather than submit to shame, 
To die we would prefer 
So cheer for the Bonnie Blue flag
That bears a single star. 

Then cheer, boys, cheer, 
Raise a joyous shout
For Arkansas and North Carolina
Now have both gone out;
And let another rousing cheer
For Tennessee be given
The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag 
Has grown to be eleven!