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Our camp fires shone bright on the mountain / That frowned on the river below, / While we stood by our guns in the morning, / And eagerly watched for the foe, / When a rider came out from the darkness / That hung over mountains and tree, / And shouted, "Boys, up and be ready, / For Sherman will march to the sea."
When cheer upon cheer for bold Sherman / Went up from each valley and glen, / And the bugle re-echoed the music / That came from the lips of the men, / For we knew that the stars on our banner / More bright in their splendor would be, / And that blessings from Northland would greet us / As Sherman marched down to the sea.