The Army of the Free Songtext
von Tennessee Ernie Ford

In the army of the Union
We are marching in the van
And will do the work before us
If the bravest soldiers can
We will drive the Rebel forces
From their strongholds to the sea
And will live and die together
In the army of the free

We may rust beneath inaction
We may sink beneath disease
The summer sun may scorch us
Or the winter′s blast may freeze
But whatever may befall us
We will let the rebels see
That unconquered we will still remain
The army of the free


The army of the free
The army of the free
Unconquered we shall still remain
The army of the free

We have Butterfield the daring
And we've Martindale the cool
Where could we learn the art of war
Within a better school
Add Morel to the list of names
And we must all agree
We have the finest generals
In the army of the free

The army of the free
The army of the free
We have the finest generals
In the army of the free


Then hurrah for our division
May it soon be called to go
To add its strength to those who have
Advanced to meet the foe
God bless it, for we know right well
Wherever it may be
′Twill never fail to honor our great
Army of the free
The army of the free
The army of the free
'Twill never fail to honor our great
Army of the free