Charles H. Hart — It’s Time for Every Boy to Be a Soldier

[Verse 1] Most ev'ry fellow has a sweetheart Some little girl with eyes of blue My daddy also had a sweetheart And he fought to win her too! There'll come the day When we must pay The price of love and duty Be there, staunch and true! [Chorus] It's time for ev'ry boy to be a soldier To put his strength and courage to the test It's time to place a musket on his shoulder And wrap the Stars and Stripes around his breast It's time to shout those noble words of Lincoln And stand up for the land that gave your birth That the nation of the people By the people For the people Shall not perish from the earth! [Verse 2] Boys of America, get ready Your motherland is calling you Boys of America, be steady For the old Red White and Blue When Yankee Doodle comes to town Upon his little pony Be there, staunch and true! [Chorus] It's time for ev'ry boy to be a soldier To put his strength and courage to the test It's time to place a musket on his shoulder And wrap the Stars and Stripes around his breast It's time to shout those noble words of Lincoln And stand up for the land that gave your birth That the nation of the people By the people For the people Shall not perish from the earth! It's time to shout those noble words of Lincoln And stand up for the land that gave your birth That the nation of the people By the people For the people Shall not perish from the earth!