My first is the leader of fashion,
And commands both your friend and your foe;
Makes a twofold demand upon office,
And is first in a fray to go.
My second is leader and captain
Of a small but chosen band;
He led the human procession—
He leads our glorious land.
My third is the leader and captain
Of another—a countless host;
While yet he's but a subaltern,
Third captain under my first.
My fourth is the leader and captain
Of all that is real and right;
Yet he leads to-day the Rebellion,
Though he never appears in the fight.
My whole is the leading attraction
Of City. State, County, and Town;
And thousands of men and of women
Are constantly running it down.