Monocacy is quiet now
But once its banks ran red
With blood of men from North and South
Which poured out from the dead
To save the city, Lew would take
Those under his command
And track down Jubal Early’s match
To stop and take a stand
They held the bridges for a while
Then burned a wooden one
While soldiers held the second path
Til they were overrun
But though the Yankees called “retreat”
The day had turned to night
Confederates would halt the march
DC delayed its fight
Allowed the reinforcements time
Defenses to be manned
Instead of Early in gates
The capital would stand