Where, where‚ where and where
 And where  are you bound‚ young man?
 I'm  off to the war with good men and true
 And hadn't you better come along too?
 I speak my mind quite freely
 Now,  really

 Why,  why‚ why and why
 And why to the war, young man?
 Did  a man ever fight for a holier cause
 Than freedom and flag and equal love
 Just speak your mind quite freely
 Now really

 Which‚  which, which, and which
 And which is the flag of the free?
 Oh, Washington's flag with the stripes and the stars
 Will you give such name to the thing with the bars?
 I speak my mind quite freely
 Now, really

 Who, who, who, and who
 And who goes with you to the war?
 Ten thousand brave lads and if they should stay here
 The girls would cry shame and the they'd volunteer
 They speak their minds quite freely
 Now, really

 When, when, when, and when
 And when do you mean to come back?
 When rebellion is crushed and the Union restored
 And freedom is safe, then, please the Lord
 I speak my mind quite freely
 Now, really