I have seen the wooden crosses at Ypres and Verdun
I have marked the graves of such as lie where the Marne waters run,
And I know their dust is stirring by hill and vale and lea,
And their souls shall be our captains who march to Picardy.
Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,
Hope shall fail us never—
Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp
Forward, and forever!
And God is in His judgment seat, and Christ is on His tree—
And Pershing's men are marching, marching into Picardy.
AMERICA GOES IN SINGING
(From The Public Ledger, Philadelphia)
"The American troops will fight side by side with the British and French troops and the Star Spangled Banner will float beside the French and English flags in the plains of Picardy."
This was the official answer to General Pershing's words to General Foch:
"All that we have are yours, to dispose of them as you will."
