Maryland’s state song was….unique (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

In 1939, Maryland adopted “Maryland, My Maryland” as their state song. It remained the state song until 2021. But you might be wondering what makes it worthy of a side eye, and the answer is that it was a pro confederate song written to try to convince others in his state to secede and join the confederacy at the start of the war. The song called Abraham Lincoln a vandal, despot, and a tyrant, and calls the Union northern scum. And the fact that it was adopted in 1939 is also odd because it shows that more than 70 years after the war, there were still enough people supporting the message that they made it the state song. And the fact that it was only removed 4 years ago is also a bit flabbergasting. Over time, many attempts were made to modify the lyrics, but none of them worked. What the heck Maryland

Spoiler: Lyrics

The despot's heel is on thy shore,
Maryland!
His torch is at thy temple door,
Maryland!
Avenge the patriotic gore
That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Hark to an exiled son's appeal,
Maryland!
My mother State! to thee I kneel,
Maryland!
For life and death, for woe and weal,
Thy peerless chivalry reveal,
And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Thou wilt not cower in the dust,
Maryland!
Thy beaming sword shall never rust,
Maryland!
Remember Carroll's sacred trust,
Remember Howard's warlike thrust,—
And all thy slumberers with the just,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Come! 'tis the red dawn of the day,
Maryland!
Come with thy panoplied array,
Maryland!
With Ringgold's spirit for the fray,
With Watson's blood at Monterey,
With fearless Lowe and dashing May,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Come! for thy shield is bright and strong,
Maryland!
Come! for thy dalliance does thee wrong,
Maryland!
Come to thine own anointed throng,
Stalking with Liberty along,
And sing thy dauntless slogan song,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Dear Mother! burst the tyrant's chain,
Maryland!
Virginia should not call in vain,
Maryland!
She meets her sisters on the plain—
Sic semper! 'tis the proud refrain
That baffles minions back amain,
Maryland! My Maryland!

I see the blush upon thy cheek,
Maryland!
For thou wast ever bravely meek,
Maryland!
But lo! there surges forth a shriek,
From hill to hill, from creek to creek—
Potomac calls to Chesapeake,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Thou wilt not yield the Vandal toll,
Maryland!
Thou wilt not crook to his control,
Maryland!
Better the fire upon thee roll,
Better the blade, the shot, the bowl,
Than crucifixion of the soul,
Maryland! My Maryland!

I hear the distant thunder-hum,
Maryland!
The Old Line's bugle, fife, and drum,
Maryland!
She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb—
Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum!
She breathes! she burns! she'll come! she'll come!
Maryland! My Maryland!

 

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And the fact that it was only removed 4 years ago is also a bit flabbergasting. Over time, many attempts were made to modify the lyrics, but none of them worked. What the heck Maryland

Proof that no one cares about Maryland.

 

[DaisySkies]

What do they have against Lincoln 😭

 

[DaisySkies]

Now I'm curious
what's south carolinas

 

[Ahsoka]

Now I'm curious
what's south carolinas

They have 2, but they’re boring and just about stuff like how South Carolinas pretty and whatever.

 

[Ahsoka]

What do they have against Lincoln 😭

This was at the very start of the war, and written inspired by an event in Maryland. After the attack on Fort Sumter, a group of militia fighting for the Union army were in Baltimore. They needed to march to another train station, but they were being hindered by confederate sympathizers who threw bricks and stones and other things at them while blocking their route. In response they fired at the mob. For confederate sympathizers, this was a reason to hate the Union more, since they saw this as unchecked northern aggression. They also opposed Lincoln’s policies, such as raising a volunteer army

 

[ChiaraStar169]

that's wreally interesting! what about Ohio's? North Carolina's? I already know about Georgia's, though, bc I've heard it.

 

[Ahsoka]

that's wreally interesting! what about Ohio's? North Carolina's? I already know about Georgia's, though, bc I've heard it.

Both are pretty boring standard our state is nice and pretty songs

 

[dark_tranquility]

seems like a kid wrote it lol