Identifier	mdbv106
Title	Baltimore rebel song
Transcript	THE BALTIMORE REBEL SONG 1776 versus 1861. My heart is in the South, boys, my heart is not here, We will rally round the Red and White, boys, for liberty so dear; My heart is in the South, boys, and cheerfully I go, The tyrant host will tremble boys, to meet an honest foe. My heart is in the South, boys, no iron rule is there To crush our noble freedom, whose glorious cause we share; Then rally round the Red and White, boys, our fathers' voices cry, Our watchword shall be liberty, to conquer or to die. My heart is in the South, boys, no coward sons are we, Our fathers shed their blood for us, and should we not be free? Then rally round the Red and White, boys, and break the oppressors' chain, For liberty is ours by birth, by many a bloody stain. My heart is in the South, boys, and echo shall reply, We'll stand unshaken as the rock for freedom till we die; Then rally round the Red and White, boys, ne'er wait, or shrink, or pause, For right shall triumph over might, in this our glorious cause. My heart is in the South, boys, let us never, never yield, Our buckler shall be girded tight, and Providence our shield; Then rally round the Red and White, boys, we glory in our right, Though darkness may obscure the day, the morning shall be bright .
Publisher (Original)	Unknown
Subject	Broadsides Confederate States of America Flags Political ballads and songs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 War poetry, American
Description	Document containing the broadside entitled "The Baltimore Rebel Song." This broadside calls on the boys of the South to rally around the Confederate flag referred to as the "Red and White" and compares the American Civil War to the American War for Independence (1775-1783) in which the thirteen colonies fought for their independence from Great Britain. The title and all of the verses are displayed within a decorative border. Stamped in maroon ink across the title to the right are the words "Enoch Pratt Free Library" and, below them, "MARYLAND DEPT."
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1861
Date Digital	2004-01-22
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 20 x 12 cm.
Source	Maryland Department, Broadside Verses
Relation	Is Part Of the Maryland Department Broadside Verses Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1861-1870
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