Trail the Eagle

DESCRIPTION: "Trail the Eagle, trail the Eagle, Climbing all the time. First the Star and then the Life, Will on your bosom shine. KEEP CLIMBING! Blaze the trail and we will follow, Hark the Eagles' call; On, brothers, on, Until we're Eagles all."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings)
KEYWORDS: travel campsong
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 172, "290, Trail the Eagle" (notes only)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 88, "Trail the Eagle" (1 text, tune referenced)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 26, "Trail the Eagle" (1 text)
BoyScoutSongbook1997, p. 59, "Trail the Eagle" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "On Wisconsin" (tune)
NOTES [14 words]: This appears to be specifically a Boy Scout song, about becoming an Eagle Scout. - RBW
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File: ACSF172T

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