Chants for the Boer

by Joaquin Miller

God’s pity for the foolish few

Who guide great England’s hosts to-day!

They cannot make the false the true;

They can but turn true hearts to you—

Oom Paul Kruger, South Africa.

Or king or cowboy, steep or plain,

Or palace hall, where, what—to-day,

All, all, despite of place or gain,

Are with you, with you heart and brain—

Oom Paul Kruger, South Africa.