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You're a grand old flag, You're a high-flying flag, And forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of the land I love, The home of the free and the brave. [N 5] Ev'ry heart beats true 'Neath the Red, White and Blue, [N 6] Where there's never a boast or brag. But should auld acquaintance be forgot, [N 7] Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
John Masey Wright and John Rogers' illustration of the poem, c. 1841 "Auld Lang Syne" (Scots pronunciation: [ˈɔːl(d) lɑŋ ˈsəi̯n]) [a] [1] is a Scottish song. In the English-speaking world, it is traditionally sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on Hogmanay/New Year's Eve.
Part of the song is set to an arrangement of part of the tune of "With cat-like tread", from the 1879 Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Pirates of Penzance, with lyrics adapted from the American song "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here". The "It's a grand old team" section, however, bears no resemblance to "With cat-like tread".
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A flag anthem is a patriotic song or ode dedicated to a flag, usually one of a country (in which case it is also known as a national flag anthem).It is often either sung or performed during or immediately before the raising or lowering of a flag during a ceremony.
Jun. 18—The fourth annual Flag Day celebration was held in Jacksonville at Hazel Tilton Park Monday, June 14. The program was entitled, "You're a Grand Old Flag, Generation to Generation," and ...
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Billy Murray recording of "The Grand Old Rag" (later retitled "The Grand Old Flag") Billy Murray recording of "He'd Have to Get Out and Get Under to Fix up His Automobile" Billy Murray cylinder recordings, from the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive at the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.