The Know Nothing song, "Few Days, Our Country Now Is Great and Free,"
posted 24 Jan 08, was revised as a Southern patriotic song during the Civil War. Author of lyrics unknown.

ADD: FEW DAYS

1
Our country now is great and free, few days, few days;
And thus shall it ever be, we know the way;
Northern foes may gather here, few days, few days;
We will protect what we hold dear, we know the way.

Chorus-
We'll battle innovation, few days, few days;
And fight 'gainst usurpation by a cunning foe,
For our guide is freedom's banner, few days, few days;
Our guide is freedom's banner, few days.

2
The world shall see that we are true, few days, few days;
And that we know a thing or two, we know the way;
Southern boys we're hand in hand, few days, few days;
Our countless throng shall fill the land, we know the way.

3
From mountain and from valley, forth, few days, few days;
We'll go to meet the open North, we know the way;
The freedom that our fathers won, few days, few days;
Shall be defended by each son, we know the way.

4
Then shout, then shout o'er hill and plain, few days, few days;
We will our country's rights maintain, we know the way;
We'll always guard it with our might, few days, few days;
And keep it steadfast in the right, we know the way.

pp. 52-53, Francis D. Allan, ed., 1874, "Allan's Lone Star Ballads," A Collection of Southern Patriotic Songs Made During Confederate Times, Burt Franklin, New York.

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