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Verse I
CALL: Iron flag rising — HOO‑RAH, HOLD FAST!
RESPONSE: Two‑fifty years and we still STAND LAST!
CALL: Storms tried to break us, enemies tried too —
RESPONSE: We cut through the waves and we FOUGHT RIGHT THROUGH!
SHOUTED CHORUS
IRON FLAG! STRONG AND HIGH!
FREEDOM CREW! DO OR DIE!
MARCH THE TIDE! NEVER FALL!
UNITED STRONG — WE ANSWER THE CALL!
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Verse II
CALL: From Lexington’s fire — FIRST SHOTS, FIRST STAND!
RESPONSE: Now fleets roll heavy with a WAR‑BORN BAND!
CALL: Boots hit the deck and the hulls hit the tide —
RESPONSE: We guard this nation with IRON‑BACKED PRIDE!
SHOUTED CHORUS
IRON FLAG! STRONG AND HIGH!
FREEDOM CREW! DO OR DIE!
MARCH THE TIDE! NEVER FALL!
UNITED STRONG — WE ANSWER THE CALL!
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Verse III
CALL: Freedom ain’t gentle — LOUD DRUMS, HARD CALL!
RESPONSE: We hold the line and we NEVER LET FALL!
CALL: Every fighter sworn to keep the flag high —
RESPONSE: Any foe who tests it will HEAR OUR CRY!
SHOUTED CHORUS
IRON FLAG! STRONG AND HIGH!
FREEDOM CREW! DO OR DIE!
MARCH THE TIDE! NEVER FALL!
UNITED STRONG — WE ANSWER THE CALL!
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Verse IV
CALL: Quarter‑millennium — STRONG THROUGH THE FLAME!
RESPONSE: Storms couldn’t shake us, none stopped our name!
CALL: Banner still blazing across the sky wide —
RESPONSE: Proof of the power of the FREEDOM SIDE!
SHOUTED CHORUS
IRON FLAG! STRONG AND HIGH!
FREEDOM CREW! DO OR DIE!
MARCH THE TIDE! NEVER FALL!
UNITED STRONG — WE ANSWER THE CALL!
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Verse V
CALL: Raise up the warriors — SEA, LAND, AIR!
RESPONSE: Honor the fallen and the ones still there!
CALL: Two‑fifty years and we SAIL, WE STRIDE!
RESPONSE: Freedom forever on IRON‑MARCH TIDE!
SHOUTED CHORUS
IRON FLAG! STRONG AND HIGH!
FREEDOM CREW! DO OR DIE!
MARCH THE TIDE! NEVER FALL!
UNITED STRONG — WE ANSWER THE CALL!
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Verse VI
CALL: Stand to the warline — SHIELDS UP, HOLD STRONG!
RESPONSE: Enemies rise but they DON’T LAST LONG!
CALL: Storm winds howl and the black seas pound —
RESPONSE: We drive our course and we DON’T TURN ‘ROUND!
SHOUTED CHORUS
IRON FLAG! STRONG AND HIGH!
FREEDOM CREW! DO OR DIE!
MARCH THE TIDE! NEVER FALL!
UNITED STRONG — WE ANSWER THE CALL!
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Verse VII
CALL: Quarter‑millennium — WE MARCH, WE ROAR!
RESPONSE: Freedom’s defenders from SHORE TO SHORE!
CALL: Iron‑flag crew with a fire‑born stride —
RESPONSE: We carry the nation on WAR‑PROUD TIDE!
SHOUTED CHORUS
IRON FLAG! STRONG AND HIGH!
FREEDOM CREW! DO OR DIE!
MARCH THE TIDE! NEVER FALL!
UNITED STRONG — WE ANSWER THE CALL!
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