1928
Beat! Beat! Drums!
Composed by 
Ernst Bacon
Ernst Bacon Text by 
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman "Beat! Beat! Drums!" is an early song of Ernst Bacon, found in the volume Ten Songs. The songs found in Ten Songs set mainly German texts, though a few settings of Whitman are also present.
Text
Beat! Beat! Drums!
by Walt Whitman
Beat! beat! drums!–Blow! bugles! blow!
Through the windows–through doors–burst like a ruthless force,
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation;
Into the school where the scholar is studying;
Leave not the bridegroom quiet–no happiness must he have now with
his bride;
Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, plowing his field or gathering his
grain;
So fierce you whirr and pound, you drums–so shrill you bugles blow.
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