They'd better all be keerful,
An' look out whar they tread!
I never seen Old Glory
A-ripplin' out so red!

She's like a million rainbows
Way up thar on the shed,
With the stars of states a-twinklin',
An' the old stripes ripplin' red!

Be keerful—mighty keerful!
Thar's trouble overhead;
I never seen Old Glory
A-ripplin' out so red!