(arpeggios on chorus chord progression) (C7 F Bb F C7. . .)
F C7 F Bb
Let all our hearts for union be,
C7 F
For the North and South are one;
F C7 F7 Bb
They've worked together manfully,
F C7 F
And together they will still work on.
C F
Then come ye men from ev'ry state,
Bb F/C C7
Our creed is broad and fair;
F /A /C Bb C7
Buchanan is our candidate,
F C7 F
And we'll put him in the White House Chair.
We'll have no dark designing band
To rule with secret sway;
We'll give to all a helping hand,
And be open as the light of day.
We'll not outlaw the land that holds
The bones of Washington;
Where Jackson fought and Marion bled,
And the battles of the brave were won.
[OMITA]
Come all ye men of every state,
Our creed is broad and fair;
Buchanan is our candidate,
And we'll put him in the White House Chair.
[Words and Music by Stephen Collins Foster, 1826-1864]