[1st verse:] They're gettin' ready They're gettin' ready We've had a row and now they're going to war They've got their orders To sail the waters With heavy heart they start for a foreign shore They're not excited They're just delighted To go and shake them, make them stand up and roar Like they never did before [Refrain:] They're on their way to Mexico Just see those Yankee fighters, foe exciters Gettin' ready to go They're on their way to win the day Just take a look at those Yankee brothers Waving to their grey hair'd mothers Goodbye, they're leaving Goodbye, stop grieving Don't cry, they're glad to go They'll make them run like a herd of cattle They'll know they've had some battle Way down in Mexico [2nd verse:] Come over near them Come on and cheer them They've got a right to fight this battle because They've been invited To go and fight it And so they're in to win and they'll never pause Until they take 'em And then they'll make 'em With head erect, respect America's laws Give three cheers for them because