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Thread #6315 Message #3793832
Posted By: Lighter
04-Jun-16 - 05:15 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Marines' Hymn / Halls of Montezuma
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Marines' Hymn / Halls of Montezuma
Here's an even earlier appearance of a variant of the first stanza:
San Francisco Chronicle (Aug. 7, 1898), p. 3:
From the halls of the Montezumas To the shores of Tripoli, We have fought our country's battles On the land and on the sea. For our duty ever ready, We are the bravest ever seen, And we glory in the title Of United States Marine.