Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!

"Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!"
Sheet music cover, 1864
Song
Written1864
Published1864
GenreWar song
Songwriter(s)George F. Root

"Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (The Prisoner's Hope)" was one of the most popular songs of the American Civil War. George F. Root wrote both the words and music and published it in 1864 to give hope to the Union prisoners of war. The song is written from the prisoner's point of view. The chorus tells his fellow prisoners that hope is coming. A Confederate version and various other versions have been made.

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