The Army of the Free
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
Army of the Free
The Army of the Free
We 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
The unconquered we shall remain
The Army of the Free
The Army of the Free
The Army of the Free
Unconquered we shall remain
The Army of the Free
We are the best division of
A half a million souls
And only resting on our arms
Till the war cry onward rolls;
When our gallant General Porter calls
Why ready we shall be
To follow him forever
With the Army of the Free
The Army of the Free
The Army of the Free
We will follow him forever
With 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
Though we live in winter quarters now
We're waiting but the hour
When Porter's brave division
Shall go forth in all its power
And when on the field of battle
Fighting we shall be
We'll show that we cannot disgrace
The Army of the Free
The Army of the Free
The Army of the Free
We'll show that we cannot disgrace
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