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1849–1916

TO THE BOY WITH A COUNTRY

James Whitcomb Riley

Dan Wallingford, my jo Dan!— Though but a child in years, Your patriot spirit thrills the land And wakens it to cheers,—

You lift the flag — you roll the drums — We hear the bugle blow,— Till all our hearts are one with yours, Dan Wallingford, my jo!

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