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Every Kid Should Meet
"Joy Rice's Heroes Song"
Do you know my hero George Washington?He was first in the hearts of his countrymen.
First voted to the Presidency,
First to lead this new country.
Part of the fiber of this great land
Was fashioned by Betsy Ross' hand.
She sewed the first American flag.
That's my friend from Philadelphia.
-CHORUS
Grab your hat and coat and let's go
I'll take you to meet all my heroes
They were strong and brave and true
Just like me, and just like you
Scientist, inventor and writer too
Printer, postmaster, can you guess who?
He even liked to go fly his kite.
If you guessed Ben Franklin, then you were right!
One
of my heroes was gentle and kind.
He learned as much as he could although he was blind.
He knew if he tried hard he could succeed.
And Louis Braille found a way for the blind to read.
-CHORUS
Grab your hat and coat and let's go
I'll take you to meet all my heroes
They were strong and brave and true
Just like me, and just like you
Abraham Lincoln was wise and brave.
He worked for the freedom of every slave.
He gave a little talk at Gettysburg,
To keep this country together.
Harriet Tubman wasn't looking for fame.
When she took her friends on that secret train.
With her help 300 slaves were free.
She was quite a lady, don't you agree?
-CHORUS
A printable pdf version of this song is available here.
