Baltimore Fire

1: It was only through a fault and by an error
That I heard the cry I ever shall remember.
The fire sent and cast its burning ember
On another fated city of our land.

Ref: `Fire! Fire!` I heard the cry
From every breeze that passes by.
All the world was one sad cry of `Pity!`
Strong men in anguish prayed,
Calling loud to Heaven for aid,
While the fire in ruin was laying
Fair Baltimore, the beautiful city.

2: Amid an awful struggle of commotion,
The wind blew a gale from the ocean
Brave firemen struggled with devotion,
But their efforts all proved in vain.

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