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 THE AMERICAN REBELS ! 
 
 Rebels ! tis a holy name, 
 The name our Fathers bore 
 When battling in the cause of right, 
 Against the tyrant in his might, 
 In the dark days of yore. 
 
 Rebels ! tis our family name, 
 Our father, George Washington, 
 Was the arch-rebel in the fight, 
 And gives this name to us, a right 
 Of father unto son. 
 
 Rebels ! tis our given name, 
 
 0:ir mother Liberty 
 
 Received the title with her fame, 
 
 In days of grief and lear and shame, 
 
 When at her breast were we. 
 
 Rebels ! tis our scaled name, 
 A baptism of blood, 
 The war cry and the din of strife, 
 The fearful contest, life for life, 
 The mingled crimson flood. 
 
 Rebels ! tis a patriot name, 
 
 In struggles it was given, 
 
 We bore it then when tyrants raved, 
 
 And through their curses 'twas engraved 
 
 O'er the doomsday book of heaven. 
 
 Rebels ! tis our fighting name, 
 For Peaco rules o'er the land 
 Until they .speak of craven woe, 
 Until our rights receive a blow 
 From foes or brothers hand. 
 
 Rebels! tis our dying, name, 
 
 For althoug live is dear, 
 
 Yet, freemen born and freemen bred, 
 
 We'd rather life as freemen dead 
 
 Than live in slavish fear. 
 
 Then call us rebels if you will, 
 
 We'll glory in the name. 
 
 For, bending under unjust laws, 
 
 And swearing faith to an unjud cause, 
 
 We count a greater shame. 
 
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