The Bonnie Blue Flag

The Bonnie Blue Flag was the unofficial flag of  the

Confederate States of America and a symbol of secession.

We are a band of brothers

And native to the soil,

Fighting for the property

We gained by honest toil;

And when our rights were threatened,

The cry rose near and far...

"Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag

That bears a single star!

(Chorus)

Hurrah! Hurrah!

For Southern rights hurrah!

Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag

That bears a single star.

As long as the Union

Was faithful to her trust,

Like friends and like brothers

Both kind were we and just;

But now, when Northern treachery

Attempts our rights to mar,

We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag

That bears a single star.

(Chorus)

First gallant South Carolina

Nobly made the stand,

Then came Alabama,

Who took her by the hand,

Next quickly Mississippi,

Georgia and Florida

All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag

That bears a single star.

(Chorus)

Ye men of valor, gather round

The banner of the right;

Texas and fair Louisiana

Join us in the fight.

Davis, our loved president,

And Stephens statesman are;

Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag

That bears a single star.

(Chorus)

And here's to old Virginia

The Old Dominion State...

Who with the young Confederacy

At length has linked her fate;

Impelled by her example,

Now other states prepare

To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag

That bears a single star.

(Chorus)

Then cheer, boys, cheer;

Raise the joyous shout,

From Arkansas and North Carolina

Now have both gone out;

And let another rousing cheer

For Tennessee be given,

The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag

Has grown to be eleven.

(Chorus)

Then here's to our Confederacy

Strong are we and brave;

Like patriots of old we'll fight

Our heritage to save.

And rather than submit to shame,

To die we would prefer;

So cheer for the Bonnie Blue Flag

That bears a single star.

(Chorus)

"The Bonnie Blue Flag"
Don Troiani

"The Bonnie Blue Flag"

 Lyrics by 
Harry McCarthy

(1861)