Singing History Lyrics Practice Please visit oaklandschoolmusic.weebly.com for downloadable mp3s Sing, America, Sing Sing, America, sing! Lift up your voice in a song. Sing, America, sing! Sing with a voice proud and strong. With many faces from many places, a joyful message we bring, A celebration across the nation, let merry music sing! Sing, America, sing! Lift up your voice in a song. Sing, America, sing! Sing with a voice proud and strong. With songs we greet you, as now we treat you to a world of melodies. So lift up your voice in a song, and soon all America will sing along! This Land is Your Land 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 water. As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway. I saw below me that golden valley. 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 water. Verse 2: *Jaron, Ady, Jonathan (Stanek) *I ve roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps, To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts. And all around me a voice was sounding,
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 water. As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway. I saw below me that golden valley. 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 water. Yankee Doodle Father and I went down to camp, along with Captain Goodin. And there we saw the men and boys as thick as hasty puddin. Yankee Doodle keep it up. Yankee Doodle dandy. Mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy. Verse 2: And there we saw 1,000 men as rich as Squire David. And what they wasted every day I wish it could be saved. Yankee Doodle keep it up. Yankee Doodle dandy. Mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy. Verse 3: And there was Captain Washington upon his slapping stallion. A-giving orders to his men, I guess there was a million. Yankee Doodle keep it up. Yankee Doodle dandy. Mind the music and the step, and with the girls be handy.
Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark, courageous explorers, Lewis and Clark, American men. Journey west, did their best for their country, and then, Oh, Lewis and Clark traveled home again. Star-Spangled Banner Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night 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? Wade in the Water *Jireh *Now Jordan's water is chilly and cold, *It chills the body, but not the soul, Verse 2: *Chloe *Now Jordan's water is deep and wide, *Meet my mother on the other side,
Verse 3: *Marranda *If you get there before I do, *Tell all my friends I'm coming too. Solo: *Jireh Follow the Drinking Gourd For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinkin' gourd. When the sun comes up and the first quail call, Follow the drinkin' gourd. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinkin' gourd. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinkin' gourd.
Verse 2: Now the river bank will make a mighty good road; Dead trees will show you the way. And the left foot, peg foot, travelin' on, Just you follow the drinkin' gourd. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinkin' gourd. When Johnny Comes Marching Home When Johnny comes marching home again, Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout, the ladies they will all turn out, And we'll shout "Hurrah!" when Johnny comes marching home. Verse 2: Let love and friendship on the day, Hurrah! Hurrah! Their choicest treasure then display, Hurrah! Hurrah! And let each one perform some part, to fill with joy the warrior's hear, And we'll should "Hurrah!" when Johnny comes marching home! When Johnny comes marching home again, Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then, Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer, the boys will shout, the ladies they will all turn out, And we'll shout "Hurrah!" when Johnny comes marching home. I ve Been Working on the Railroad I've been workin' on the railroad, all the live-long day. I've been workin' on the railroad, just to pass the time away. Can't you hear the whistle blowing? Rise up so early in the morning. Don't you hear the captain shouting: "Dinah, blow your horn!"
Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, someone's in the kitchen, I know. Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, strummin' on the old banjo. Fee, fie, fiddle-ee i o, Fee, fie, fiddle-ee i o...fee, fie, fiddle-ee i o, Strummin' on the old banjo. It Don t Mean and Thing (If It Ain t Got That Swing) It don t mean a thing if it ain t got that swing. Do-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah. It don t mean a thing all you got to do is sing. Do-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah. It makes no difference if it s sweet or hot, just give that rhythm everything you ve got. It don t mean a thing if it ain t got that swing. Do-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah, doo-wah. At the Hop Well you can rock it, you can roll it, Do the stomp and even stroll it at the hop! When the record starts a-spinnin You calypso while you chicken at the hop! Do the dance sensation that is sweepin the nation at the hop! Let s go to the hop! Let s go to the hop! Let s go to the hop! Let s go to the hop! Come on, let s go the hop! Repeat
50 Nifty United States 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 name to every state in the U.S.A. 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 own calm objective opinion, Illinois is the Best of the fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies. Shout 'em, Scout 'em, Tell all about 'em, One by one, 'til we've given a name to every state in the U.S.A. We Shall Not Be Moved We shall not, we shall not be moved. We shall not, we shall not be moved. Just like a tree that s planted by the water, We shall not be moved. Verse 2: We re on our way to victory, we shall not be moved. We re on our way to victory, we shall not be moved. Just like a tree that s planted by the water, We shall not be moved. We shall not, we shall not be moved. We shall not, we shall not be moved. Just like a tree that s planted by the water, We shall not be moved.
We Shall Overcome We shall overcome. We shall overcome. We shall overcome someday. Verse 2: Janessa (Oberts) *We'll walk hand in hand. We ll walk hand in hand. We ll walk hand in hand someday. Verse 3: Anthony (Hiles) *We are not afraid. We are not afraid. We are not afraid someday. Verse 4: Kyra W. (Hiles) *Truth shall make us free. Truth shall make us free. Truth shall make us free someday. Verse 5: We shall overcome. We shall overcome. We shall overcome someday.