Patriotic Songbook

Iroquois Girl Scouts

The Star Spangled Banner God Bless America
by Francis Scott Key by Irving Berlin

Oh, say can you see God bless America,

By the dawn's early light Land that I love,
What so proudly we hailed Stand beside her, and guide her
At the twilight's last gleaming? Through the night with a light from
above.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
Through the perilous fight, From the mountains, to the prairies,
O'er the ramparts we watched To the oceans, white with foam
Were so gallantly streaming?
God bless America,
And the rocket's red glare, My home sweet home
The bombs bursting in air, God bless America,
Gave proof through the night My home sweet home.
That our flag was still there.

Oh, say does that star-spangled

banner yet wave O'er the land of the
free and the home of the brave.
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 Red, White and Blue God Bless the U.S.A.
Lee Greenwood
Red, white and blue,
From Detroit down to Houston
Red, white and blue, If tomorrow all the things were gone
And New York to L.A.
My flag and your flag I worked for all my life
Where's pride in every American
Is red, white and blue And I had to start again
heart
With just my children and my wife
And it's time we stand and say
I thank my lucky stars
That I'm proud to be an American
My Country Tis of Thee To be living here today
Where at least I know I'm free
by Samuel Francis Smith 'Cause the flag still stands for
And I won't forget the men who died
freedom
Who gave that right to me
My country 'tis of thee, Let music swell the breeze, And they can't take that away
And I'd gladly stand up next to you
Sweet land of liberty, And ring from all the trees
And I'm proud to be an American And defend Her still today
Of thee I sing. Sweet freedom’s song.
Where at least I know I'm free 'Cause there ain't no doubt
Land where my fathers died! Let mortal tongues awake; And I won't forget the men who died I love this land
Land of the Pilgrim's pride! Let all that breathe partake; Who gave that right to me God Bless the U.S.A.
From every mountain side, Let rocks their silence break, And I'd gladly stand up next to you
And I'm proud to be an American
Let freedom ring! The sound prolong. And defend Her still today
Where at least I know I'm free
'Cause there ain't no doubt
My native country, thee, Our father’s God to, Thee, And I won't forget the men who died
I love this land
Land of the noble free, Author of liberty, Who gave that right to me
God Bless the U.S.A.
Thy name I love. To Thee we sing. And I'd gladly stand up next to you
I love thy rocks and rills, From the lakes of Minnesota And defend Her still today
Thy woods and templed hills; Long may our land be bright To the hills of Tennessee 'Cause there ain't no doubt
My heart with rapture fills With freedom’s holy light; Across the plains of Texas I love this land
Like that above. Protect us by Thy might, From sea to shining sea God Bless the U.S.A.
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You're a Grand Old Flag This Land is Your Land I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy When Johnny Comes
by George M. Cohan by Woody Guthrie by George M. Cohan Marching Home Again

You're a grand old flag, This land is your land I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy When Johnny comes marching home
You're a high flying flag this land is my land A Yankee Doodle, do or die again,
And forever in peace may you wave. From California Hurrah! Hurrah!
to the New York Island A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam
You're the emblem of From the redwood forest Born on the Fourth of July We’ll give him a hearty welcome then
The land I love. to the gulf stream waters Hurrah! Hurrah!
The home of the free and the brave. I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
This land was made for you and me
She's my Yankee Doodle joy The men will cheer and the boys will
Every heart beats true As I was walking shout
beneath the Red, White and Blue, Yankee Doodle came to London
a ribbon of highway
Where there's never a boast or brag. Just to ride the ponies The ladies they will all turn out
I saw above me
I am the Yankee Doodle Boy. And we’ll all feel gay,
an endless skyway
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
I saw below me When Johnny comes marching home.
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
a golden valley
This land was made for you and me

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Fifty Nifty United States America the Beautiful

by Katharine Lee Bates
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Oh beautiful, for glory-tale
original colonies; Montana, Nebraska, Nevada; Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, Of liberating strife
For amber waves of grain, When once and twice,
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows New Hampshire, New Jersey, New For purple mountain majesties for man’s avail
so beautif'ly in the breeze. Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Above the fruited plain! Men lavished precious life!
North Dakota, Ohio; America! America! America! America!
Each individual state contributes a God shed his grace on thee God shed his grace on thee
quality that is great. Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
And crown thy good with ‘Till selfish gain no longer stain
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
brotherhood The banner of the free!
Each individual state deserves a bow, Dakota, Tennessee, Texas;
we salute them now. From sea to shining sea!
Oh beautiful, for patriot dreams
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Oh beautiful, for patriot dream That sees beyond the years
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam
original colonies, Al -a -o ming.
Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears!
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about North, south, east, west, in our calm, Undimmed by human tears! America! America!
'em, objective opinion, America! America! God shed his grace on thee
(New York) is the best of the God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with
One by one till we've given a day to And crown thy good with brotherhood
ev'ry state in the U.S.A. Fifty nifty United States from thirteen brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
original colonies, From sea to shining sea!
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Connecticut; Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 'em,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana;
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 5

Michigan;
 One by one till we've given a day to
ev'ry state in the good old U. S. A.
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