I wrote the following lyrics to America The Beautiful after going to a No Kings rally.
It is my hope that with these lyrics, and that beautiful tune, our voices will unite and be heard.
The Short Version is the 5th Verse
A Kansan’s America Short Version
Anti Facist is who we are
Not going to have a king
The constitution and amendments too
protect our right to sing
The founding fathers wrote for us
The plans to keep us free
But greedy souls are changing it
with help from the GOP
A Kansan’s America (Full Version)
1st Verse
Once Beautiful now hazy skies
that used to be so clear
record heat and violent storms
We abuse our atmosphere
Cigarettes and Lung Cancer
They lied about for Years
Now climate change they say is fake
and not a thing to fear
2nd Verse
Our beautiful lush farm fields
with amber waves of grain
The undervalued food supply
to keep American’s fed
The greedy ones will starve our own
before they do what’s right
By taking food and medicine
away from those in blight
3rd Verse
Oh GOP your blind to see
your leader is a troll
MAGA will do anything
to keep him in control
The Republicans have left the chat
of morals and integrity
Helping out this president
is hurting you and me
4th Verse
Homeland security
they spy on you and me
They use ICE against us all
to take our Liberty
A president who is corrupt
and wants to be a king
Telling us to quit bringing up
the files of Epstein
5th Verse
Anti Facist is who we are
Not going to have a king
The constitution and amendments too
protect our right to sing
The founding fathers wrote for us
The plans to keep us free
but greedy souls are changing it
with help from the gop
6th Verse
Oh beautiful, oh media
that twist the truth around
Their corporate greed and lies they tell
are to keep us bound
America they’re conning us
they sow much hate and fear
triggering responses
to attack those who they smear
7th Verse
Come over to new media
Bluesky or Mastadon
and chip in to the volunteers
cause that is how it’s run
America, America
God shed his grace on thee
and crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea.
8th Verse
Young people they are struggling
It’s real hard to get by
The game is stacked against them now
No matter how they try
America please Help the young
to Feed and educate
Brain power and diversity
Makes the U.S. great
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