AMERICA

Words and Music- Neil Diamond

Far, we've been traveling far without a home, but not without a star.
Free, only want to be free...we huddle close, hang on to a dream.
On the boats and on the planes... they're coming to America.
Never looking back again...they're coming to America.

Home, don't it seem so far away? We're traveling light today
In the eye of the storm...In the eye of the storm.

Everywhere around the world... they're coming to America.
Every time that flag's unfurled.... they're coming to America.
Got a dream to take them there... they're coming to America.
Got a dream, they've come to share...they're coming to America.

They're coming to America (Today) They're coming to America (Today)
They're coming to America (Today) They're coming to America today!
My country tis of thee (Today) Sweet land of Liberty (Today)
Of thee I sing (Today) Of thee I sing today!

Today, today, today... They're coming to America!
They're coming to America! They're coming to America!
They're coming to America today, today... America, today!

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Words and Music- Irving Caesar

I pledge allegiance, pledge allegiance, pledge allegiance to the flag.
To the flag of the United States of America, America
One nation under God, One Nation under God, Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
Indivisible with liberty and justice for all Pledge allegiance to the flag.
To the flag of the United States of America, America,
And to the Republic for which it stands!

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FIFTY NIFTY UNITED STATES

Words and Music- Ray Charles

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Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state deserves a bow; Let's salute them now!

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout'em, scout'em, Tell all about'em
One by one, ‘til we've given a day to ev'ry state that's in the USA.,
In the USA...

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana.

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada.

New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio!

Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas.

Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
North, South, East, West...
In our cool, considered , objective, unprejudiced opinion, (Name your state) is the best...of the

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(Tag) Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Add up to USA!

THIS IS YOUR LAND

Words and Music- Woody Guthrie

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This land is your land, This land is my land...
From California to the New York island.
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me.

As I was walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway.
I saw below me that golden valley...
This land was made for you and me.

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I've roamed and rambled, and followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands, of her diamond deserts.
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me.

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The sun comes shining and I was strolling
The wheat fields waving, the dust clouds rolling
As the fog was lifting a voice was calling
This land was made for you and me.

(Tag) This land was made for you and me!

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

Words- Katherine Lee Bates
Music- Samuel A. Ward

Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!

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America, America! God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.

Oh beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years,
Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears.

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YOUR LAND AND MY LAND

Words and Music- S. Romberg, D. Donnelly

America we're two hundred million strong
And we believe in you. America call on us if things go wrong
And we'll always see you through.

America you command and we'll obey
Whatever it may be.
America you're our own, our native land,
The shining light of liberty.

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Your land and my land is the best land of all.
Sweet land of freedom for the great and the small,
So let's stand beside her if it's the last thing we do,
Come one, come all and pledge allegiance
To our own red, white, and blue!

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40 HOUR WEEK

Words- Dave Loggins
Music- Lisa Silver, Don Schlitz

There are people in this country who work hard everyday
Not for fame or fortune do they strive.
But the fruits of their labor are worth more than their pay,
And it's time a few of them were recognized.

Hello Detroit, auto worker, let us thank you for your time.
You work a 40 hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.
Hello Pittsburgh, steel mill worker, let us thank you for your time.
You work a 40 hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.

This is for the one who swings the hammer, drivin' home the nail,
For the one behind the counter, ringin' up the sales.
For the one who fights the fires, the one who brings the mail,
For everyone who works behind the scenes.
You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields,
In the city streets and the quiet country towns.
Workin' together like spokes inside a wheel,
They keep this country turnin' around.

Hello Kansas, wheat field farmer, let us thank you for your time
You work a 40 hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.
Hello West Virginia, coal miner, let us thank you for your time.
You work a 40 hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line.

This is for the one who drives the big rig, up and down the road.
Or the one out in the warehouse, bringin' in the load.
Or the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol
For everyone who works behind the scenes,
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine.

Hello America! Let us thank you for your time.

THIS IS MY COUNTRY

Words- Don Raye
Music- Al Jacobs

With hand upon my heart I thank the Lord for this, my native land.
For all I love is here within her gates.
My soul is rooted deeply in the soil on which I stand,
For these are mine, my own United States!

This is my country, land of my birth.
This is my country, grandest on earth.
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold.
For this is my country, to have and to hold.

This is my country, land of my choice.
This is my country, hear my proud voice.
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold.
For this is my country, to have and to hold!

AMERICA IS

Words- Hal David
Music- Joe Raposo

America is the sharecroppers son... who plays a guitar
And grows up to be a rock ‘n' roll star.
Yes, even a sharecropper's son can go far, in America.

America is an immigrant's daughter...has something to say,
Who grows up to be a writer one day.
An immigrant's daughter can turn out okay, in America... America!

You can build a bigger bridge...You can make a better car.
Erect a building tall enough... to almost touch the stars.
Anything you can dream, you can do... it's up to you!

America is the cop on the beat who walks all alone
And offers his life to safeguard our own.
Like so many heroes, unsung, and unknown...in America!

America is the telephone man on top of the pole,
The miner who digs deep down in a hole.
And each one in search of his own private goal, in America...America!

You can build a stronger dam... You can make a faster plane.
Irrigate a barren desert that's cryin' out for rain.
Anything you can dream, you can do...It's up to you!

America is the light in the harbor...that immigrants see
That tells them they've reached the land of the free.
And that is the way that it always will be in America, America,
In America!

GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

Words and Music- Lee Greenwood

In history I've learned about so many countries where...
People lost their right to freedom...
The blessings you and I all share.
I thank my lucky stars to be a livin' here today,
‘Cause our flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away.

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And I'm proud to be an American ...where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died...who gave that right to me.
And I'd gladly stand up; next to you...and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land...God bless the USA!

From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee...
Across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea,
From Detroit down to Houston and New York to LA..
There's pride in every American heart...and it's time to stand and say...

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