As stout men should ever dare!
To the feast, ye brothers valiant,--
Worthy of your fathers, stand!
And may he ne'er wield the brand,
But who noble is and gallant!
Each president now reaches across the table to the brother sitting opposite to him, his cap, which he has taken off the sword, and stretches the sword over his covered head; both the presidents singing:--
So take it back;--
Thy head I now will cover,
And stretch the sword it over,
And live to this our Brother, hoch!