"""Hail to the Chief"", the march primarily associated with the President of the US has verses derived from which narrative poem of Walter Scott?"
Hail to the Chief after the casket is removed from the hearse. As it originated from the 19th century, the song is in the public domain due to its age. Verses from Sir Walter Scott's "The Lady of the Lake", including "The Boat Song" ("Hail to the Chief") with which the clan welcomes the arrival by boat of their chieftain Roderick Dhu, were set to music around 1812 by the songwriter James Sanderson (c. 1769 – c. 1841); a self-taught English violinist and the conductor of the Surrey Theatre, London, who wrote many songs for local theatrical productions during the 1790s and the early
Hail to the Chief G. T. Beauregard, Joseph Eggleston Johnston, and Gustavus Woodson Smith at Fairfax Court House (now Fairfax, Virginia) for a Council of War. While at Fairfax, President Davis also conducted a formal Review of the Troops, which numbered some 30,000. At the start of the review, the band of the 1st Virginia Infantry struck up "Hail to the Chief" and concluded with "Dixie". Lyrics that were written by Albert Gamse are set to James Sanderson's music, but they are rarely sung. The original lyrics, written by Sir Walter Scott, read: Hail to the Chief "Hail to the Chief" is the official