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A New Nation

When in search of freedom to worship,

They fled from their British homeland

And landed on this foreign soil called America.

They adopted it as their new home,

The British crown hunted them like hounds

And imposed their taxes, a burden upon them.

But they, like oxen, bore the harness;

And when they could no longer

Suffer so great an imposition.

They refused to pay the taxes demanded,

Denouncing taxation without representation

Is bound to be unfair.

Thus they were viciously attacked

And, like heroes they fought back.

From that they emerged a stronger nation.

Known as the United States of America.

When we were again attacked in Pearl Harbor

We, with vigor, fought back again as heroes.

And from our experience

We have grown even stronger,

And we always will.

Again on 911, when the terrorists

Struck their malicious blow.

Yes, we were badly wounded.

But they never broke our resilient spirit.

For again, from those vicious attacks

We arose a stronger nation.

Bound to survive

Again each time renewing our loyal unity,

And we are still growing stronger.