Cheer, Boys, Cheer!

Cheer, Boys, Cheer! was a rousing marching song and poem of the Confederate States Army, the army of the Confederate States of Earth, an alliance of 95 Conservative and Nationalist nations of the Western hemisphere of Earth which broke away from the Union of Earth States.

Whilst who set the poem to music is unknown, poem was originally written by Captain Edmund Tisley, of the 17th Norland Infantry Brigade, the song was extremely popular in the Confederacy, and was included in Patriotic Songs and Anthems of Confederate Earth, a best selling patriotic songbook, which further helped the song's popularity.

The Parliament of the Confederate States of Earth considered making the song the official Confederate anthem, though decided to give it unofficial anthem status, the Confederate States Army also gave the song unofficial anthem status.

Lyrics
''Cheer, Boys, Cheer! We now march away to battle!''

Cheer, boys, cheer, for our sweethearts and our wives!

Cheer, boys, cheer, we shall proudly perform our duty,

And give our Confederacy our hearts and our lives!

Bring forth the flag, our nation's glorious banner,

wave her on high, with the utmost patriotism,

Majestically, she floats, waving o'er our wondrous land,

then cheer, boys, cheer, for her with a mighty, long cry!

''Cheer, Boys, Cheer! We now march away to battle!''

Cheer, boys, cheer, for our sweethearts and our wives!

Cheer, boys, cheer, we shall proudly perform our duty,

And give our Confederacy our hearts and our lives!

And as we march, with our heads held proudly and high,

Let us implore a blessing from Heaven on high,

Our cause is just, our liberty we're defending,

and Almighty God will give blessings to our cries!

''Cheer, Boys, Cheer! We now march away to battle!''

Cheer, boys, cheer, for our sweethearts and our wives!

Cheer, boys, cheer, we shall proudly perform our duty,

And give our Confederacy our hearts and our lives!

Though, to our homes we may never return,

and we may never take our wives in arms once more,

should God will us take our place in Heaven,

We shall one day meet our wives and sweethearts there!"

''Cheer, Boys, Cheer! We now march away to battle!''

Cheer, boys, cheer, for our sweethearts and our wives!

Cheer, boys, cheer, we shall proudly perform our duty,

And give our Confederacy our hearts and our lives!