RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
The Revolutionary War
The American Revolution 1776
A war for independence
The colonists took their licks
But they fought back like lions
A righteous cause was theirs
When France became our allies
‘Twas too much for England to bear
They were mostly farmers and tradesmen
Who had no real taste for war
But they fought because they believed
In liberty to the very core
When the English brought their best
And the rebels asked for more
They brought the Hessian mercenaries
All ties of blood were torn
Franklin, Paine and Jefferson
Stood with the rabble crowd
The monarchy was overthrown
Democracy stood proud
What is lost in this proud story
Are the natives and the blacks
The blacks remained in slavery
The natives were pushed back
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