1.Out from the campfire's red glowing,Cheerfully shedding the light,Onto the pickets we're going,For the long watches of night;Let us be careful that slumberPress not our eyelids too hard,Surely not one of our numberMust be found sleeping on guard.Chorus:Sleeping on guard, sleeping on guard;No! Surely not one of our numberMust be found sleeping on guard.2.Yonder Rum's camp lights are burning,Hark is the revelry there!Waiting the conflict's returning,Scouts are abroad ev'rywhere;We must be watchful and ready,See ev'ry entrance is barred,Keeping our heads cool and steady;All is lost sleeping on guard. [Chorus]3.Our aim is vigilance ever,We can allow no defeat;True hearted soldiers will neverJoin in the coward's retreat;Wary and watchful be keepingTho' the task be e'er so hard,Knowing what dangers come creepingWhen we are sleeping on guard. [Chorus]