Although I disagree with Sandy's sentiments regarding the Confederate battle flag(ie.a racist symbol-It certainly has been misused in that manner,but that doesn't change the fact that many brave men died fighting beneath it,and it is a part of the historic heritage of many southern states-no one is suggesting the stars and stripes be banned because it was used as a tool of repression in the Indian Wars)BE THAT AS IT MAY...I was amazed by the lyric to "Maryland,My Maryland".I knew that in 1862, when Lee invaded Maryland, the Army of Virginia sang the song as they marched through the countryside toward Antietam.However, it is quite amazing that the Civil War era lyric was adopted as is.Phrases like "Virginia should not call in vain" and "Potomac calls to Chesapeake" and especially"she spurns the northern scum"certainly defy usage in any other context.