LET US TELL THE STORY, OF OUR PAST

America, America This country’s mine It’s doin’ fine Let us tell the story Of her past

Her Native people Settled all the land They changed their cultures By what was on hand (fish, farm, hunt, gather)

In Europe they really Wanted trade So they searched for China In voyages made [silk and spices]

When Columbus sailed West Across the sea He opened the door for Spanish greed [gold, gold, gold, gold]

Coronado and Cortez Wanted gold But Ponce de Leon Didn’t want to grow old [wolf whistle]

Magellan was 1 st To go all the way And later Hudson Got to name a bay [It’s mine... All mine!]

The French were looking For furs to sell They got Mississippi from Robert La Salle [Oui! C’est moi!]

Then English settlers Had a dream Money and freedom Were here it seemed [We have a dream!]

So Walter Raleigh Planned Roanoke But all John White found Was a carved out oak [ooooooooo]

In Jamestown John Smith, Settled down Pocahontas saved his head From hitting the ground [whew!]

On Plymouth rock The Pilgrims would land Squanto helped ‘em By lending a hand [thank you!]

In New England they made Ships, With their tools The Northern Colonists also Made Rules [can’t do this, can’t do that]

In the Middle Colonies Farming’s how they made it, With Quaker style, Did Penn Need Natives? [peace, love, harmony]

Virginians Needed Space To Grow their Money, Southern tobacco was sweeter than honey [tobacco, rice, indigo]

It was land that France and England fought for They call those battles The French/Indian War [Oh? Hi! Oh!]

King George’s money problems Were then real hearty But Boston didn’t care And they had a tea party [over board!]

In Lexington and Concord First shots were heard Committees wrote letters To spread the word [did you hear?]

July 4 th, Jefferson Sent a note Of life and liberty Was what he wrote [all men are created equal]

Finally, with help Of France’s aide In Yorktown, Cornwallis’s Surrender was made [I give up!]

So we the people Formed a plan Our Constitution makes This nation grand. [yes!]

America, America This country’s mine It’s doin’ fine Let us tell the story Of her past