O Say, can you see
By the bonfire’s cries
What so fearful we strayed
As our kingdom was vain?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Ran from perilous fights
O’er to isolation
Were so anxiously leaving?
And the rocket’s red glare
Was a sign we don’t care
Still we gave up the fight
With our flag draping there
O Say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the “free” and the home of the “brave”
Feb 19, 2025
Feb 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM UTC
O Say, can you see
By the bonfire’s cries
What so fearful we strayed
As our kingdom was vain?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Ran from perilous fights
O’er to isolation
Were so anxiously leaving?
And the rocket’s red glare
Was a sign we don’t care
Still we gave up the fight
With our flag draping there
O Say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the “free” and the home of the “brave”
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