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| | | Artist: | Various Artists |
| | Album: | Schoolhouse Rock | | Track: | The Shot Heard Round The World | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 50 | | | | Lyrics: | Lyrics & Music by: Bob Dorough
Performed by: Bob Dorough
"The British are
coming! The British are coming!"
Now, the ride of Paul Revere
Set the nation
on its ear,
And the shot at Lexington heard 'round the
world,
When the
British fired in the early dawn
The War of Independence had begun,
The die was cast, the
rebel flag unfurled.
And on to Concord marched the foe
To seize the arsenal there
you know,
Waking folks and searching all around
Till our militia stopped them in their
tracks,
At the old North Bridge we turned them back
And chased those redcoats back to
Boston town.
And the shot heard 'round the world
Was the start of the Revolution.
The Minute Men were ready, on the move.
Take your powder, and take your gun.
Report to General Washington.
Hurry men, there's not an hour to lose!
Now,
at famous Bunker Hill,
Even though we lost, it was quite a thrill,
The rebel Colonel
Prescott proved he was wise;
Outnumbered and low on ammunition
As the British stormed
his position
He said, "Hold your fire till you see the whites of
their eyes!"
Though the next few years were rough,
General Washington's men proved they
were
tough,
Those hungry, ragged boys would not be beat.
One night they crossed the
Delaware,
Surprised the Hessians in their lair,
And at Valley Forge they just bundled up
their
feet!
Now the shot heard 'round the world
Was the start of the
Revolution.
The Minute Men were ready, on the move.
Take your blanket, and take your
son.
Report to General Washington.
We've got our rights and now it's time to prove.
Well, they showed such determination
That they won the admiration
Of
countries across the sea like France and Spain,
Who loaned the colonies ships and guns
And put the British on the run
And the Continental Army on its feet again.
And though they lost some battles too,
The Americans swore they'd see it through,
Their raiding parties kept up, hit and run.
At Yorktown the British could not retreat,
Bottled up by Washington and the French Fleet,
Cornwallis surrendered and finally we had
won!
>From the shot heard 'round the world
To the end of the Revolution
The
continental rabble took the day
And the father of our country
Beat the British there at
Yorktown
And brought freedom to you and me and the
U.S.A.!
God Bless America,
Let Freedom Ring | | | |
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