Show the Flag

Show the flag and let it wave

As a symbol of the brave

Let it float upon the breeze

As a sign for each who sees

That beneath it, where it rides,

Loyalty to-day abides.

Show the flag and signify

That it was n't born to die;

Let its colors speak for you

That you still are standing true,

True in sight of God and man

To the work that flag began.

Show the flag that all may see

That you serve humanity.

Let it whisper to the breeze

That comes singing through the trees

That whatever storms descend

You'll be faithful to the end.

Show the flag and let it fly,

Cheering every passer-by.

Men that may have stepped aside,

May have lost their old-time pride,

May behold it there, and then,

Consecrate themselves again.

Show the flag! The day is gone

When men blindly hurry on

Serving only gods of gold;

Now the spirit that was cold

Warms again to courage fine.

Show the flag and fall in line!