Am ah bannah, am ah flag!

Yes wees got er flag!

It’s de red! de white! de blue!

It’s de only one to which

De niggahs should be true!

Lissun! chillun, lissun!

When dis niggah’s in his grave,

Let dat dah ol’ banner

O’er dis niggah ebbah wave.

’Kaze dat dah ol’ banner