In 1861, we gathered at Camp Curtin
To organize our ranks
Destination uncertain
Many folks would visit
Intent on raising spirits
For we knew not when
We might see them again
One day a local lady
Brought something quite amazing
A small pup with coffee tufts
A tiny bag of bones
But little did we know
The heart this dog would show
She filed in with the men
Drilled with strict regimen
Ms. Sallie Ann Jarret
The bravest of the brevets
The hero of all pit bulls
Destined for the cause
All she knew was strife
In her short years of life
Yet she tried her best
What a great dog she was
The war pressure mounting
We bound for Cedar Mountain
Sallie came a calling
For the struggle that ensued
We tried to keep her back
But she stayed with the attack
Nipping at the whizzing rounds
As they pummeled to the ground
And at bloody Antietam
She stayed firm with our men
Barking loud amongst the crowd
Showing the coming rebs her clout
At every fight observed
Sallie's courage was preserved
She showed the boys and how
What it meant to soldier now
Ms. Sallie Ann Jarret
The bravest of the brevets
The hero of all pit bulls
Destined for the cause
All she knew was strife
In her short years of life
Yet she tried her best
What a great dog she was
The fight at Oak Ridge
Proved heated and pitched
But Sallie held firm with us
Her resolve sure and true
We retreated into town
Sallie nowhere to be found
We feared the worst
Let out a curse
About our wayward hound
Two days soon passed
We searched the land at last
Hoping to find some trace
Among that ruined place
By our dead and maimed
Sallie sat starved yet sustained
Mustering her last protection
Guarding her beloved men
Ms. Sallie Ann Jarret
The bravest of the brevets
The hero of all pit bulls
Destined for the cause
All she knew was strife
In her short years of life
Yet she tried her best
What a great dog she was
[Verse
She was man's best friend
Right to the end
For at Hatcher's Run
Her final tale was spun
While advancing with her boys
A bullet struck her in her loins
Poor Sallie dropped with a yelp
Too late for anyone to help
Our men bitterly cried
As they buried her where she lied
The hot Confederate fire
Could not dissuade their design
Never shall we forget
The pup amongst our best
Who paid the greatest due
The best dog I ever knew
