Key: E major
Intro 1
D
Verse 1
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when the war had first begun
How to save the Union,
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the way it should be won
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But old Kentucky swore so hard,
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and A .B. had his fears
Every hope was a loss
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for the Colored Volunteer
McClellan went to Richmond,
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200 ,000 brave
He said, keep back the niggers,
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the Union I will save Little Mac,
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the Union's still in tears
Now they call for the help
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of the Colored Volunteer
Oh, give us a flag,
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as our fathers did so brave
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Galant Compagnie,
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we'll make those rebels dance
We'll stand by the Union,
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if we only get our chance
Oh, Jeff says he will hang us
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if we dare to meet him on
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A very big thing, but we were not alone
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But first he'll have to catch us
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before his way is clear
That is what's the matter
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with a colored volunteer
So rally boys rally,
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let us never mind the past
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We had a hard road to travel,
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but our days come at last
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God is for the right,
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and we have no need to fear
The Union will be saved
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by the Colored Volunteer
Oh give us a flag,
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home free without a slave
And we'll fight to defend it,
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that the fathers did so brave
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The gallant Company A,
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we'll make those rebels dance
And we'll stand by the Union,
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if we only had our chance
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if we only had our chance
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