- Song of Liberty
"Song of Liberty", sometimes referred to as "All Men Shall Be Free" [Though the lyrics of the refrain start "All men must be free"] [ [http://www.knoxvillesymphony.com/kso.asp?id=46&evt=1011 Knoxville Symphony Orchestra ] ] , is a British patriotic song which became popular during the Second World War. [ [http://www.elgar.org/3pomp.htm] Elgar's marches]
The song was set to the music of
Edward Elgar 's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4. Following the success ofLand of Hope and Glory , another patriotic song with lyrics byA. C. Benson set to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,A. P. Herbert wrote the lyrics to the tune in 1940. [ [http://www.gilbertandsullivanonline.com/single.htm] SONG OF LIBERTY (POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH No.4). Song in E-flat. Words by A. P. Herbert. Boosey & Co. (1940) pp7 ]Lyrics
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SONG OF LIBERTY
"Verse 1"
:Fight for freedom, ev'ryone.: ... ...
"Refrain"
:All men must be free.:March for Liberty with me.: ... ...
"Verse 2"
:Wake and watch and work and win, : ... ...
"repeat Refrain"
References
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