Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean
Composer(s): David T. Shaw; Thomas A. Beckett
Performer(s): Les Brown & His Orch.
and various other artists



O Columbia the gem of the ocean
The home of the brave and the free
The shrine of each patriot’s devotion
A world offers homage to thee
Thy mandates make heroes assemble
When liberty’s form stands in view
Thy Banners make tyranny tremble
When born by the red, white and blue

Refrain:
When born by the red, white and blue
When born by the red, white and blue
Thy Banners make tyranny tremble
When born by the red, white and blue

When war wing’d its wide desolation
And threaten’d our land to deform
The ark then of freedom’s foundation
Columbia rode safe through the storm
With her garlands of vict’ry around her
When so proudly she bore her brave crew
With her flag proudly floating before her
The boast of the red, white and blue

Refrain:
The boast of the red, white and blue
The boast of the red, white and blue
With her flag proudly floating before her
The boast of the red, white and blue

The wine-cup the wine-cup bring hither
And fill you it true to the brim
May the wreath’s that have won ne’er wither
Nor the star of their glory grow dim
May the service united ne’er sever
But they to their colors prove true
The army and navy forever
Three cheers for the red, white and blue

Refrain:
Three cheers for the red, white and blue
Three cheers for the red, white and blue
The army and navy forever
Three cheers for the red, white and blue