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went to war against a rather ruthless foe;

It hadn't any army, so it wondered who would go

To do the deeds of valor which the crisis did require,

To help the French to take the trench and do it under fire.

So Congress got together and the Senate did the same

To raise a million soldiers who would put the foe to shame,