X:116
T: Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
C: words: D. T. Shaw.
C: music: David T. Shaw.
Q: "Spiriten
%R: air, march
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
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L: 1/8
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/116_Columbia_the_Gem_of_the_Ocean.abc	 2024-11-23 232918 UT
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w: 1.~O Co-lum-bia, the gem of the o-cean,       The* home of the brave*
w: 2.~When* war winged its wide des-o-la-tion,   And* threat-ened the land*
w: 3.~The* star-span-gled ban-ner bring hith-er, O'er Co-lum-bia's true sons*
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w: and the free,* The* shrine of each pa-triot's de-vo-tion, A*
w: to de- form,*  The* ark then of free-dom's foun-da-tion, Co-*
w: let it wave;*  May the wreaths they have won nev-er with-er, Nor its
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w: world* of-fers hom-*age to thee.     Thy* man-dates make he-*roes as-
w: lum-*bia rode safe* thro' the storm: With the gar-lands of vic-*t'ry a-
w: stars* cease to shine* on the brave: May the serv-ice, u-nit-*ed, ne'er
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w: sem-ble,   When* lib-er-ty's form* stands in view;    Thy*
w: round her, When so proud-ly she bore* her brave crew, With her
w: sev-er,    But* hold to their col-*ors so true;       The*
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w: ban-ners make ty-*ran-ny trem-ble     When* borne* by the red, white and blue;
w: flag proud-ly float-*ing be-fore her, The* boast* of the red, white and blue;
w: ar-my and na-*vy for-ev-er,           Three* cheers* for the red, white and blue;
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w: When* borne by the red, white and blue,    When* borne by the red, white and blue    Thy*
w: The* boast of the red, white and blue,     The* boast of the red, white and blue     With her
w: Three* cheers for the red, white and blue, Three* cheers for the red, white and blue The*
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