Erica Belcher Poems

Sing hey! for bold George Washington,
That jolly British tar,
King George's famous admiral
From Hull to Zanzibar!
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Ben Franklin munched a loaf of bread while walking down the street
And all the Philadelphia girls tee-heed to see him eat,
A country boy come up to town with eyes as big as saucers
At the ladies in their furbelows, the gempmun on their horses.
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Cry​ ​out​ ​with​ ​joy​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Lord, ​ ​all​ ​the​ ​earth.

Serve​ ​the​ ​Lord​ ​with​ ​gladness.
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We​ ​the​ ​people​ ​of​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States, ​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​form​ ​a​ ​more​ ​perfect​ ​union, ​ ​establish​ ​justice, ​ ​insure domestic​ ​tranquility, ​ ​provide​ ​for​ ​the​ ​common​ ​defense, ​ ​promote​ ​the​ ​general​ ​welfare, ​ ​and​ ​secure​ ​the blessings​ ​of​ ​liberty​ ​to​ ​ourselves​ ​and​ ​our​ ​posterity, ​ ​do​ ​ordain​ ​and​ ​establish​ ​this​ ​Constitution​ ​for​ ​the United​ ​States​ ​of​ ​America.
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