Part 3 / Act 3 — Act III. The Lady of the Lamp
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Scene. In a hospital. Soldiers are lying on cots and chairs. Florence Nightingale comes in with a lamp in her hand.
First Soldier. Hush, here comes the Angel of Mercy to look after us poor fellows. How tired she must be after working all day.
Second Soldier. Yes, the Lady of the Lamp.
Third Soldier. She has done more for our country than all the soldiers during this terrible war.
All the Soldiers. That she has. May Heaven bless her brave heart!
America! America! Thy loyal children we! Dear Mother Land, our lives we pledge In service unto thee.
YOU and I And ALL of US TOGETHER Will make this WORLD of OURS Sorry and Sad—
IF YOU and I And ALL of US TOGETHER Do not DO RIGHT. BUT YOU and I And ALL of US TOGETHER Will make THIS WORLD of OURS HAPPY and GLAD—
BECAUSE YOU and I And ALL of US TOGETHER WILL DO RIGHT! We Will Be GOOD CITIZENS, FOR WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FLAG.
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