Osawatomie Brown,
Said—“Boys, the Lord will aid us!” and he shoved his ramrod down.
And the Lord did aid these men, and they labored day and even,
Saving Kansas from its peril—and their very lives seemed charmed;
Till the Ruffians killed one son, in the blesséd light of heaven—
In cold blood the fellows slew him, as he journeyed all unarmed;
Then Old Brown,
Osawatomie Brown,
Shed not a tear, but shut his teeth, and frowned a terrible frown.
Then they seized another brave boy—not amid the heat of battle,