As I learned it in the late '50s, the tune seemed to be based on a bugle call, and the words went in this manner:

A-sol, a-sol, a sol-dier I shall be
CHORUS:
I fight for the count-
I fight for the count-
I fight for the count-e-ry.

MIDI file: IFIGHT.MID

Timebase: 480

Tempo: 120 (500000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: G
TimeSig: 4/4 48 8
Name: I Fight for the Country
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:I Fight for the Country
M:4/4
Q:1/4=120
K:G
D|G3D|G3D|GBAG|A3||
D|GB/G/DD|GB/G/DD|GB/G/DD|G2||

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