The only Compromise we’ll make is at the cannon’s mouth,
The only terms of Peace we’ll give—Submission by the South:
One only power must rule the land—it can’t be ruled by two—
And we must prove who strongest are—the Traitors or the True!
Stand by the Union, etc.
’Tis ours to meet and measure now the powers of Right and Wrong,
While they are weak with Slavery, in Union we are strong;
For all that Washington bequeathed to humankind we fight—
Hurrah, then, for the Union! and may God protect the Right!
Stand by the Union, etc.