"The Rebel Kingdom Falling" (1863)
Words and Music
by E. P. Noyes

Cleveland: S. Brainard & Co., 203 Superior Street
Plate No. 1541
[Source: 089/142@Levy]

1. The Rebels have sworn the South to defend,
A-waving their swords on high,
They swore the last ounce of powder they’d spend,
And in the last ditch they’d die.
They swore by the black, and they swore by the blue,
They swore by the Stars and the Bars,
That mercy they’d fly from a Yankee crew,
While they were the sons of Mars.

CHORUS 1-­5.
Their kingdom now is falling,
They soon will loose their power;
Their kingdom now is falling, falling, falling,
Falling, to rise no more.

2. We whipped  them out at Donelson
At MillSpring and PenRidge,
At Roanoke, Pittsburgh and Island No. 10,
At Royal and Gauley Bridge.
Of their cities we’ve taken more than a score,
Their kingdom soon will cease,
They tremble now who bravely swore,
They’d whip five Yankees a-piece.

3. Sir Farragut went with a mighty fleet,
To the Crescent City went he,
And the Rebels instanter began to retreat,
Before the first boat they could see.
Of Vicksburgh’s strength they made their boast,
“To take it ’tis useless to try.”
But Grant went down with his Yankee host,
And took it the Fourth of July.

4. Oh! a wonder it was to see them run,
A wonderful thing to see,
When Meade went forth with sword and gun,
And chased the Rebel Lee.
John Morgan kept running all day and night,
As through the North went he,
He tried his best to escape by flight,
But find it too late to flee.

5. Rosecranse has chased their Bragg
Out of Tennessee,
And Gillmore won’t permit their flag
To wave o’er Fort Moultrie.
We’ll plant our flag all over the land,
The traitorous foe must yield,
For we’ll pursue with mighty hand,
Until they quit the field.

6. And now, ye Rebbles of the South,
You’d better save your breath,
Before the Freemen of the North
Have whipped you all to death.
Your kingdom now is falling fast,
Jeff totters on his throne,
If you ever wish for peace,
Let Uncle Sam alone.

CHORUS 6 only.
Your kinggom now is falling,
You soon will loose your power;
Your kingdom now is falling, falling, falling,
Falling, to rise no more.