We Arm to Fight

We Arm to Fight written by William Henry Davies

From "Forty New Poems", (1918)

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We arm to fight the Kaiser's troops,
And every man will do his part;
One song was mine, a call to arms,
To cheer my country's heart,
     My love —
To cheer my country's heart.

Yes, I who have the power of song
To arm maybe a hundred men,
Have made one call, and only one,
And armed no more than ten,
     My love —
And armed no more than ten.

For now we meet, and my one cry
Is " Molly, Molly," night and day;
We fight the foe, and I am dumb:
Oh, kiss my shame away.
     My love!
Oh, kiss my shame away!

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