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Timothy Carey Chandler [email protected] Table of Contents America the Beautiful ...... 2

The Caissons Go Rolling Along ...... 4

Marine’s Hymn ...... 6

The Army Song ...... 7

This Land is Your Land ...... 9

Anchors Aweigh ...... 11

Semper Paratus(always ready) U.S. Coast Guard ...... 12

Michael Row the Boat Ashore ...... 14

Battle Hymn of the Republic ...... 16

Let’s Get Together ...... 18

The U.S. Air Force Song...... 19

Kumbaya ...... 21

When Johnny Comes Marching Home ...... 23

God Bless America ...... 24

Happy Trails ...... 25

Music4theChildren.net Page 1 of 25 America the Beautiful By Words by Katharine Lee Bates, Melody by Samuel Ward

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Verse 1 – All (Moderately) O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountains majesties, above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown the good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea!

Verse 2 America! America! God mend thy every flaw. Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!

Verse 3 O beautiful for heroes proved, in liberating strife. Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine. Till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine!

Verse 4 O beautiful for patriot dream, that sees beyond the years. Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown the good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea!

Verse 5 O beautiful for halcyon skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountains majesties, above the enameled plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. Till souls wax fair as earth and air, and music-hearted sea!

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Music4theChildren.net Page 2 of 25 Verse 6 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, whose stern impassioned stress. A thoroughfare of freedom beat, across the wilderness! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought, by pilgrim foot and knee!

Verse 7 O beautiful for glory-tale, of liberating strife. Now once or twice, for man’s avail, men lavished precious life! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. Till selfish gain no longer strain, the banner of the free!

Verse 8 O beautiful for patriot dream, that sees beyond the years. Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee. Till nobler men keep once again, the whiter jubilee!

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Music4theChildren.net Page 3 of 25 The Caissons Go Rolling Along By Original John Philip Sousa 1917

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Verse 1 – All (Brightly) Over hill, over dale, as we hit the dusty trail, And the Caissons go rolling along. In and out, hear them shout, counter march and right about, And the Caissons go rolling along.

Chorus Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hee! In the field artillery, Shout out your numbers loud and strong. For where e’er you go, you will always know, That the Caissons go rolling along.

Verse 2 In the storm, in the night, action left or action right, See those Caissons go rolling along. Limber front, limber rear, prepare to mount your cannoneer, And those Caissons go rolling along.

Chorus Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hee! In the field artillery, Shout out your numbers loud and strong. For where e’er you go, you will always know, That the Caissons go rolling along.

Verse 3 Was it hi, was it low, where the hell did that one go, As those Caissons go rolling along. Was it left, was it right, now we won’t get home tonight, And those Caissons go rolling along.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 4 of 25 Chorus Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hee! In the field artillery, Shout out your numbers loud and strong. For where e’er you go, you will always know, That the Caissons go rolling along. That the Caissons go rolling along. That the Caissons go rolling along.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 5 of 25 Marine’s Hymn By m. Jacques Offenbach 1867, w. Thomas Holcome 1942

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Verse 1 – All (Moderately) From the Halls of Montezuma, to the Shores of Tripoli. We fight our country’s battles, in the air, on land, and sea. First to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean. We are proud to claim the title, of United States Marines.

Verse 2 Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze, from dawn to setting sun. We have fought in every clime, where we could take a gun. In the snow of far-off northern lands, and in sunny tropic scenes. You will find us always on the job, The United States Marines.

Verse 3 Here’s health to you and to our Corps, which we are proud to serve. In many a strife we’ve fought for life, and never lost our nerve. If the Army and the Navy, ever look on Heaven’s scenes. They will find the streets are guarded, by United States Marines.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 6 of 25 The Army Song By Original John Philip Sousa 1917, new w. Harold W. Arberg 1956

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Preamble – All (Moderately) March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free. Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory. We’re the Army and proud of our name. We’re the Army and proudly proclaim.

Verse 1 – All (Brightly) First to fight for the right, and to build the Nation’s might, And the Army goes rolling along. Proud of all we have done, fighting till the battle’s won, And the Army goes rolling along.

Chorus Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way, Count off the cadence loud and strong. For where e’er we go, you will always know, That the Army goes rolling along.

Verse 2 Valley Forge, Custer’s ranks, San Juan Hill and Patton’s Tanks, And the Army went rolling along. Minutemen, from the start, always fighting from the heart, And the Army keeps rolling along.

Chorus Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way, Count off the cadence loud and strong. For where e’er we go, you will always know, That the Army goes rolling along.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 7 of 25 Verse 3 Men in rags, men who froze, still the Army met its foes, And the Army went rolling along. Faith in God, then we’re right, and we’ll fight with all our might, And the Army goes rolling along.

Chorus Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way, Count off the cadence loud and strong. For where e’er we go, you will always know, That the Army goes rolling along.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 8 of 25 This Land is Your Land By Woody Guthrie

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Chorus – All (Brightly) This land is your land, and this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island. From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters, This land was made for you and me.

Verse 2 I’ve roamed and rambled, and I’ve followed my footsteps, To the sparkling sands, of her diamond deserts. And all around me, a voice was sounding, This land was made for you and me.

Chorus This land is your land, and this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island. From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters, This land was made for you and me.

Verse 3 The sun comes shining, as I was strolling, The wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling. The fog was lifting, a voice came chanting, This land was made for you and me.

Chorus This land is your land, and this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island. From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters, This land was made for you and me.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 9 of 25 Verse 4 As I was walkin’, I saw a sign there, And that sign said, no tress passin’. But on the other side, it didn’t say nothin’! Now that side was made for you and me.

Chorus This land is your land, and this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island. From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters, This land was made for you and me.

Verse 5 In the squares of the city, in the shadow of the steeple Near the relief office, I see my people. And some are grumblin’, and some are wonderin’, If this land’s still made for you and me.

Chorus This land is your land, and this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island. From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters, This land was made for you and me. This land was made for you and me.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 10 of 25 Anchors Aweigh By m. Charles A. Zimmerman 1906, w. MCPON John Hagan, 1997 USN (ret)

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Verse 1 – All (Brightly) Stand, Navy, out to sea, fight our battle cry; We’ll never change our course, so vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y. Roll out the TNT, Anchors aweigh. Sail on to victory, and sink their bones to Davey Jones, hooray!

Verse 2 Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh. Farewell to foreign shores, we sail at the break of day, of day. Through our last night ashore, drink to the foam. Until we meet once more, here’s wishing you a happy voyage home!

Verse 3 Blue of the mighty deep; gold of God’s great sun. Let these our colors be, till all of time be done, done, done, done. On seven seas we learn, Navy’s stern call: Faith, courage, service true, with honor, over honor, over all!

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Music4theChildren.net Page 11 of 25 Semper Paratus(always ready) U.S. Coast Guard By w. Homer Smith and Walton Butterfield 1969, m. Frances Salius VanBoskerck Chords for Acoustic 6 string

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Verse 1 – All (Brightly) From Aztec Shore to Artic Zone, to Europe and Far West, The Flag is carried by our ships in times of war and peace. And never have we struck it yet, in spite of foemen’s might, Who cheered our crews and cheered again, for showing how to fight.

Chorus We’re always ready for the call. We place our trust in thee. Through surf and storm and howling gale, high shall our purpose be. “Semper Paratus” is our guide, our fame, our glory, too. To fight to save or fight and die! Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you.

Verse 2 Surveyor and Narcissus, the Eagle and Dispatch, The Hudson and the Tampa, these names are hard to match. From Barrow’s shores to Paraguay, Great Lakes or Ocean’s wave, The Coast Guard fights through storms and winds, to punish and to save.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 12 of 25 Verse 3 Aye! We’ve been always ready to do, to fight, or die! Write glory to the shield we wear, in letters to the sky. To sink the foe or save the maimed, our mission and our pride, We’ll carry on ‘til Kingdom come, Ideals for which we’ve died.

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Music4theChildren.net Page 13 of 25 Michael Row the Boat Ashore By (black spiritual, first published in 1867)

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Chorus – All (Moderately) Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah Michael row the boat ashore, Hallel u jah

Verse 1 Sister help to trim the sails, Hallelujah Sister help to trim the sails, Hallel u jah