Bondage To Bondage Part A
Bondage, yes we were in Bondage
Held down we were and saw no light
Serfs, only serfs to our masters in arms
And no way any could assemble and fight
Blessings, oh such blessings
Headed to America to pay off our debt
We were sailing that wild Atlantic
And our feet on that shore we’ll set
From Bondage to Spiritual Faith
But we worked like the devil for our pay
Then at last we were finally delivered
Seven years, then that blessed day
Seven years, oh but now we’re free
Like the birds that fly through the air
Yes, seven long years working hand and nail
Now two acres, a rifle and a wage that seems fair
But alas now the British we are fighting
Fighting for our freedom from the crown
Many will never finish what we started
As their blood runs all through the ground
Still we fight, we fight to the finish
No retreat, no surrender no sir at all
From Spiritual Faith to Great Courage
We fight though many in our ranks fall
Thanks to the French with their tall ships
The British are now on the run
A long way we came, a long way indeed
And a many lay dead or dying my son
A free nation where we all come together
And test out that new Bill of Rights
From Great Courage to Liberty
With America shinning freedom through the night
Wars, oh yes we had them all along the way
When Lincoln sent his armies down south
He wanted to be king among other things
And hated hearing “oh hush your mouth”
But finally we were the nation of the world
Our beacon shinning down off that hill
And calling to the masses “come on over
And get a taste of how America really feels”
Just as the turn of that great century
Where From Liberty to Abundance we became
The nineteen hundreds made many really rich
And many wept and cried as many were ashamed
The Roaring Twenties, The Dust Bowl and all
As World War One was left lingering behind
Maybe we should have stopped and smelled the roses
Instead of seeing all that success and going blind
Copyright © Will Karry | Year Posted 2014
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