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Many thanks to Ms. Jennifer Childs at HY Livesay Middle School, TN, for being my channel's very 1st "U.S. History Teacher of the Year 2021-22"! :-) Thanks also to Ms. Childs' 8th graders for this great song suggestion, along with the other songs that were suggested.
Declaring Independence song by Mr. Nicky
To the tune of "good 4 u" by Olivia Rodrigo
Backing track property of Karaoke Version/Tency Music
We said we're through with England, we declared it formally
The 2nd Continental Congress delegates agreed
To finally break away from tyranny, we're risking it all
The Red Coats killed at Bunker Hill are proof they've met their match
Our final peace petition is just a broken "Olive Branch"
Our right to liberty is God-given and unalienable
So this abusive rule must be abolished, Thomas Jefferson so boldly penned
We hold these truths to be self-evident and obvious
Now let's govern with the people's consent
And choose your side, this might divide your friendships and families in two
May you Loyalist Tories supporting King George (III) flee north before we shoot
We squeezed the British out of Boston, clearly war has begun
'Cause Congress authorized our colonies to fight as one
and put the Continental Army under Washington, he faced a mess
His men weren't disciplined, they'll need supplies and training
But after reading "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, these folks have a new perspective They're now expecting to have the social contract and their natural rights respected
So this abusive rule must be abolished, Thomas Jefferson so boldly penned
We hold these truths of the Enlightenment as obvious
Now let's govern with the people's consent
I must remind my husband John
Stand up for the rights of women, too
But it's going to take ages for this Declaration's claims to show more proof!
Maybe it’s hypocritical
But now at least we’ve a place to start
Maybe you'll use our principles
to liberate those we disregard
Maybe it’s hypocritical
We're not as bad as King George III
Now you'll read how despicable
His crimes against his own subjects were
So this abusive rule must be abolished, Thomas Jefferson so boldly penned
We hold these truths to be self-evident and obvious, now let's
sign it "John Hancock & friends"!
So choose your side, this might divide your friendships and families in two
and it's going to take ages till this Declaration's claims can show more proof!
We said we're through with England, we declared it formally
12 сен 2024
