THROUGH the clangor of the cannon, Through the combat's wreck and reek, Answer to th' o'ermastering Shannon Thunders from the Chesapeake: Gallant Lawrence, wounded, dying, Speaks with still unconquered lip Ere the bitter draught he drinks: Keep the Flag flying! Fight her till she strikes or sinks! Don't give up the ship! Still that voice is sounding o'er us, So bold Perry heard it call; Farragut has joined its chorus; Porter, Dewey, Wainwright -- all Heard the voice of duty crying; Deathless word from dauntless lip That our past and future links: Keep the Flag flying! Fight her till she strikes or sinks! Don't give up the ship! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUCOLIC COMEDY: EARLY SPRING by EDITH SITWELL NOTHING TO WEAR' by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER ROUGE BOUQUET [MARCH 7, 1918] by ALFRED JOYCE KILMER SHERIDAN AT CEDAR CREEK by HERMAN MELVILLE THE SOUL'S DEFIANCE by LAVINIA STONE STODDARD THE SNAIL by ANTOINE VINCENT ARNAULT |