I am the heartbeat,
The pulse of freedom's life.
Through my veins flows the blood of righteousness,
peace,
and Liberty.
I am the hills and valleys,
The rivers and shores,
The wild and the free,
The farms that feed the masses,
The industry
And technology,
Advancing, enhancing the wheels of time.
My arms open wide
With a nation's love and pride,
And I embrace the world.
My skin and heart have been pierced by the blows of terror,
Yet I have no fear.
I send my children off to battle and defend.
My eyes see the horror
they behold and face.
Yet, I know I send them with strength,
And the song of freedom
Ringing in their hearts.
Their sense of duty,
Their bravery is glorious.
My neighbors love and hate me.
Some seek to hold my hand
And send their children to join mine
on missions of justice.
We weep on each other's necks,
And yet,
We hold our heads up proudly
..I am America.
United.
Strong.
And I stand firm,
Though winds of war blow around me.
I shall not falter.
I shall hold my ground
Wounded......
Brave.
Free.
Three monkeys sat in a coconut tree,
discussing things as they’re said to be,
said one to the others. "Now listen you two.
There’s a certain rumor that just can't be true,
That Man descended from our noble race,
why the very idea, it’s a dire disgrace!
No monkey ever left his wife,
starved her babies, or ruined her life.
And you’ve never known a mother monk
to leave her babies with others to bunk,
or pass them off from one to another,
‘til they scarcely know who is their mother.
And another thing a monk won’t do,
is go out at night and get in a stew,
or use a gun, or club, or knife,
to take some other monkey’s life.
Another thing you’ll never see,
is a monk build a fence ‘round a coconut tree,
and let the coconuts go to waste,
forbidding all other monks a taste.
Why ---If I put a fence ‘round a coconut tree,
starvation would force you to steal from me!
Yes MAN descended, that ornery cuss,
but, brother, he didn’t descend from us!!
