Frank Lebby Stanton

thumb| Frank Lebby Stanton (February 22, 1857 – January 7, 1927) was an American lyricist. Quotes She's up there—Old Glory—where lightnings are sped;She dazzles the nations with ripples of red;And she'll wave for us living, or droop o'er us dead—The flag of our country forever! "Our Flag Forever", st. 1. R. L. Paget (ed.) Poems of American Patriotism (Boston: L. C. Page & Co., 1898) p. 36. Variant, titled "The Flag of Our Country", in Comes One with a Song (Indianapolis and Kansas City: Bowen-Merrill Co., 1899) p. 146: She's up there—Old Glory—she's waving o'erhead;She dazzles the nations with ripples of red,And she'll wave for us living, or droop o'er us dead—She's the flag of our country forever! Sweetest li'l' feller,Ev'ry-body knows;Dun-no what to call 'im,But he mighty lak' a rose! "Mighty Lak' a Rose", st. 1 (1901) External links Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:Columnists from the United States Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:Methodists from the United States Category:Poets from the United States Category:Editors from the United States Category:Essayists from the United States Category:People from Charleston Category:1857 births Category:1927 deaths