Oh! this is the life for the brave;
And this the place for the free—
A life on the ocean wave—
A grave in the dark blue sea!
Hail Columbia.
Hail Columbia, happy land! hail, ye heroes, heaven-born band;
Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
And when the storm of war was gone, enjoyed the peace your valor won.