[poem] Threads Of A Tattered Flag
For the last 250 years lady liberty has worn the ole red,
White and blue, symbolizing the glory of freedom,valar
And virtue,where our four fathers built this nation on blood,
Sweat and tears,having faith,having faith over fear,for the
Last 250 years the old red,white and blue has been flown
For me and you,the threads of tattered flag has stood the
Test of time,threads of a tattered flag at home or behind
Enemy lines....
Threads of a tattered flag just as vibrant today as the day
It was made,threads of a tattered flag in all its splendor
And swag,flying high like a beackon of hope and true
American pride,from the Atlantic to the Pacific side,from the
Gulf shores to the mountains high,well the threads of a
Tattered Flag still touches the sky in all its splendor and
Swag,threads of a tattered flag,threads of a tattered flag...
Just like it was 250 years ago when George Washington
Came to Betsy Ross with the sketch and the idea of the
Strips and stars and hence thereafter has lived in every
American heart,in the good times and when things seemed
To be falling apart the U.S.A. never lost its way even
When things got a little dark,just like it was 250 years ago
When George Washington came to Betsy Ross with nothing
But a sketch and an idea of the strips and stars....
Threads of a tattered flag,just as vibrant today as it was
The day it was made,threads of a tattered flag in all its
Splendor and swag, flying high like a beackon of hope and
True American pride,from the Atlantic to the Pacific side
From the Gulf shores to the mountains high,the threads of
A tattered flag still touches the sky in all its splendor and swag
Threads of a tattered flag,threads of a tattered flag!
#9 from the songbook collection "Nitty Gritty"