Flag of the rainbow and banner of stars,
Emblem of might and the shield of the lowly,
Never to droop while our soldiers and tars
Rally to guard it from outrage unholy.
Words—Copyrighted, 1880, by Arthur English. Music—Copyrighted, 1885, by Max Braun.
Never may shame or misfortune, attend it,
Enmity sully, or treachery rend it
While but a man is alive to defend it—
Flag of the rainbow and banner of stars.