A Toast to the Flag
"A Toast to the Flag"
by John J. Daly - 1917
Here's to the red of it--
There's not a thread of it,
No, nor a shred of it
In all the spread of it
From foot to head.
But heroes bled for it,
Faced steel and lead for it,
Precious blood shed for it,
Bathing it Red!
Here's to the white of it--
Thrilled by the sight of it,
Who knows the right of it,
But feels the might of it
Through
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