Quote#Children
America, I raised a boy for you. America, you'll find him staunch and…
Quote byAndrew B. Sterling · 1874–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "America, Here's My Boy" (1917), chorus.
English (original)
America, I raised a boy for you. America, you'll find him staunch and true, Place a gun upon his shoulder, He is ready to die or do. America, he is my only one; My hope, my pride and joy, But if I had another, He would march beside his brother; America, here's my boy.
— Andrew B. Sterling
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