By the dawn's early light, The flag stood tall and bright. As the sun rose high, Gave proof through the night. O say can you see, By the dawn's early light. What so proudly we hailed, At the twilight's last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Through the perilous fight. O'er the ramparts we watched, Were so gallantly streaming. And the rocket's red glare, The bombs bursting in air. Gave proof through the night, That our flag was still there.