Who Marched in Sixty-One CAL STEWART, New York, Memorial Day, 1903.

       I'VE jist bin¹ down at the corner, mother,

          To see the boys in line,

      Dressed up in their bran' new uniforms,

          I tell you they looked fine.

      And as they marched past whar I stood,

          To the rattle² of the drum,

      It made me think of those other boys

          Who marched in sixty-one.

 

      The old flag wuz proudly wavin', mother,

          Jist as it did one day

      When you stood thar to say good-bye,

          And watch me march away.

      So I stood thar and watched them

          Till the parade wuz nearly done,

      But thar wasn't many thar to-day

          Who marched in sixty-one.

 

      And thar wuz my old Captain

          And the Colonel side by side,

      And as they both saluted³ me

          I jist sot down and cried.

      And I thought about some other boys

          Whose work has long bin done;

      Soon thar won't be any left at all

          Who marched in sixty one.

 

      I heered the band play Dixie,

          And my old heart swelled⁴ with pride,

      A-thinkin' of the boys in gray

          Who marched on the other side.

      And when my time it comes, mother,

          The Lord's will it be done,

      I hope he'll take me to the boys

          Who marched in sixty-one.

 

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

3 saluted   

v.欢迎，致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 )；赞扬，赞颂

参考例句：

• The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
• He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。