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I AM MARCHING - I'M STARTING NOW.
NOT SURE WHEN. NOT SURE HOW.
I'M NOT ALONE.
I'LL HAVE TO GO FAR.
I'LL JOIN MY SISTERS AT ARMS.
COME ALL GIRLS - THROW DOWN YOUR DOLLS.
YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO ANSWER THE CALL.
COME FROM THE CITY. RUN FROM THE FARM.
COME JOIN YOUR SISTERS AT ARMS.
COME ALL OLDER WOMEN - THERE'S SO MUCH TO TEACH.
SHOW YOUR DAUGHTERS
THE STRENGTH OF THEIR SPEECH.
KNOWLEDGE IS NOTHING IF NOT PASSED ALONG.
COME JOIN YOUR SISTERS AT ARMS.
BROTHERS DON'T STAND STILL ON YOUR SISTER'S ROAD.
THERE'S MUCH TO BE DONE - SO HELP CARRY THE LOAD.
YOU/WE, TOO, CAN SOUND THE ALARM.
COME JOIN YOUR SISTERS AT ARMS.
OLD MEN ABANDON A WAR NEVER WON.
ARM YOUR DAUGHTERS AS YOU'VE ARMED YOUR SONS.
WE/THEY WILL FIGHT, ANYWAY, AND RISK GREAT HARM.
COME JOIN YOUR SISTERS AT ARMS.
IN THE MORNING WE MARCHED EAST
TO FIND SOMETHING TO EAT.
IN THE EVENING WE MARCHED WEST
TO FIND A PLACE TO REST.
YESTERDAY WE MARCHED SOUTH -
THEY STOLE THE BREAD FROM OUR MOUTHS.
TOMORROW WE MARCH NORTH -
WE GO FORTH.
WE MARCHED INTO A CITY JUST BEFORE DAWN.
WEIGHT IN OUR HEARTS BUT SINGING THIS SONG.
"THE SUN IS RISING - THE MORNING IS CLEAR.
THE ENEMY IS WAITING, AND BATTLE IS NEAR.
WE GO FORTH
AND FORM LINES ON THIS LAWN.
WE WILL NOT MARCH HOME - OUR HOMES ARE NOW GONE.
NOW IS THE TIME - THIS IS AN ALARM.
PLEASE COME JOIN YOUR SISTERS AT ARMS."
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