If you would in the victor's glory share,
Be then prepared to add this, "I was there!"
The victor's joy belongs to him alone;
He stood his ground 'midst storms of shot and shell;
Thro' his brave stand the foe has been o'erthrown,
And he alone the victor's tale can tell.
He now lies down to die 'neath glory's glare,
For he can say to others, "I was there!"
Not in some neutral nook must we remain;
The battle rages, we must share the strife;