“’Twas as the dying of the day,
The darkness grew so still;”—
Lone Star Banner of the Free: Air, “Rule Britannia:” by Major E. W. Cave. (Alsb.)
“When first from out a sky of gloom
The Lone Star lit a nation’s way,”—
The Lone Star Camp Song: As sung by Joe Cook, the American Comedian. Published in Baltimore, 19 April, 1861. (R. B. B. 59.)
“Our rifles are ready, and ready are we,
Neither fear, care, nor sorrow in this Company,”—
The Lone Star Flag: On the Secession of Texas: by H. L. Flash. (Bohemian.)
“Up with the Lone Star banner!