Publisher's Synopsis
With the Colors Songs of the American Service By Everard Jack Appleton THE COLORS It isn't just colors and bunting-The red and the blue and the white.It's something heaps better and finer, -It's the soul of my country in sight! There's a lot of ceremony 'bout the Flag, Though many half-baked patriots believeSalutin' it and hangin' it correct"Is only loyalty upon the sleeve."But we who work beneath the Flag to-day, Who'll honor it-and die for it, perhaps-Get a slightly different view of the old red, white and blueThan is visioned by th' criticisin' chaps. It isn't just for decoratin' things, It isn't just an emblem, clean and bright, No matter what its "hoist" or what its "fly,"To us it means our country-wrong or right!The sobby stuff that some good people spoutWon't help a man to understand this view, But: Wherever that Flag goes, the man who follows, knowsThat a better, cleaner citizen goes too! It's not just a banner to look at, -For which we're expected to fight;It's something that represents freedom;It's the soul of my country-in sight! We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.