My Country

These lyrics Aug. 27. 2007: To the tune of my piano solo: MyCountry on my CD “August Ocean Overture” to appear on my vocal demo: “Across the Sea of Madness”

1.      Well, I had a forefather, who built a little ship

     And came across the wide, blue sea.
He left England – [to ‘cross – a Sea of Madness’]
And landed on an Island, near a bright blue bay –
And built a little cabin in the woods (in some wild place)
              In some Lonely wooded country—
He wasn’t trying to conquer it; he was just praying to survive,
     And feed his family-
     And trying to live free – in this country
                                          [in the country]

 2.     I found out he had a son, (and then) the son had a son,
                                              [in this country]
But the day came when an army would come
                                         (into this country)
And tried to make him pay the “King”
For everything he had struggled so hard to become (and had done)
     --and the king took his “fruits of
                                           labor” (money)
     And paid it to his rich (corrupt) Fools—
                                           [in His country]

3.  Then one day they came with their ships and guns,
     And told him to lay down his –
But this son went with the other farmers
                                           (and fisherman)
To a high bluff on their Long... Long Island,
To stand firm and be counted [on his ground]
                                               [in This country]

Alternate 8: (8-12 bar) chorus verses [2 versions]>

Version#1:
And nobody’s gonna tell me how to write—[how to fight]
     Or how I should be…. [in My Country]
     If you don’t pick on me – I won’t pick on you
But, I refuse to be blind, just so that you can say “I see” (so you can see)
In My Country – but since you say “I see,” just better--  Let me be me… [in My Country]

 Version#2:
And nobody’s gonna tell me how to vote…
                                  [how to promote]
                                  (or write this note… 
Or how I should sing this song (!)
If you don’t like what I say, then don’t listen to me
But, I refuse to be silent, just so only you can be heard.
Because I was born here and wrote this song –     In My Country...
       In this country.

 8/27/07  c. 2007, michael a. guy

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HEAR an excerpt of this song at: CD August Ocean Overture Blog

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