Now a hearty and vigorous cheer, men, For the patriot dollar-a-year men! At a million, indeed, In this time of need, They wouldn't be costly or dear men. These third-of-a-cent-a-day men Have forgotten the meaning of play, men; With all of their might They are deep in the fight, At work like an army of draymen. They are brainy men, famous men, rich men, Inventors and bankers and sich men; They tug and they toil In the sweat and the soil Like desperate, valorous ditchmen. They are leaders, the bosses, the key men, At work without glory or fee, men, Obscurely at work, No slacker, no shirk, That you and that I may be free men. So a hearty, unanimous cheer, men, For these generous, big volunteer men. With grace and with grit They are doing their bit, The patriot dollar-a-year men! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE TRENCHES by RICHARD ALDINGTON CAROL: NEW STYLE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE WOMEN WITH FABLED HAIR by MADELINE DEFREES AFTER WRITING A POEM by DAVID IGNATOW MY BOY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |