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(1,242 posts)Not only was George Washington a founding father, but he could sing crystal clear with wooden teeth!
BigmanPigman
(51,588 posts)The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)Happy birthday, America.
JoyBugaloo
(99 posts)Thank you for posting
The Lee's of Old Virginia is a personal fave
niyad
(113,278 posts)and "he plays the violin"
"in the middle of the afternoon?????"
"this isn't Boston, John."
DAngelo136
(265 posts)I think you should include the number "Cool, Considerate Men". It was taken out before a viewing by then President Nixon and when you listen to it, it's just as relevant now as it was then. It was sung by the late Donald Madden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Madden
niyad
(113,278 posts)Cool, Cool, Considerate Men lyrics
Dickinson:
Oh say do you see what I see?
Congress sitting here in sweet serenity
I could cheer; the reason's clear
For the first time in a year Adams isn't here
And look, the sun is in the sky
A breeze is blowing by, and there's not a single fly
I sing hosanna, hosanna
Hosanna, hosanna
And it's cool
Come ye cool cool conservative men
The likes of which may never be seen again
We have land, cash in hand
Self-command, future planned
Fortune flies, society survives
In neatly ordered lives with well-endowered wives
We sing hosanna, hosanna
To our breeding and our banner
We are cool
Come ye cool cool considerate set
We'll dance together to the same minuet
To the right, ever to the right
Never to the left, forever to the right
May our creed be never to exceed
Regulated speed, no matter what the need
We sing hosanna, hosanna
Enblazoned on our banner
Is keep cool
What we do we do rationally
We never ever go off half-cocked, not we
Why begin till we know that we can win
And if we cannot win why bother to begin?
Rutledge:
We say this game's not of our choosing
Why should we risk losing?
All:
We are cool
To the right, ever to the right
Never to the left, forever to the right
We have gold, a market that will hold
Tradition that is old, a reluctance to be bold.
Dickinson:
I sing hosanna, hosanna
In a sane and lucid manner
We are cool
All:
Come ye cool cool considerate men
The likes of which may never be seen again
With our land, cash in hand
Self-command, future planned
And we'll hold to our gold
Tradition that is old, reluctant to be bold.
We say this game's not of our choosing
Why should we risk losing?
We cool, cool, cool
Cool, cool, cool
Cool cool men.
DAngelo136
(265 posts)The best voices (singing) in this production were: John Cullum-Edward Rutledge (SC), Ron Holgate-Richard Henry Lee (VA), Donald Madden-John Dickinson (PA), Virginia Vestoff-Abigail Adams, and John Myhers-Robert Livingston(NY)
niyad
(113,278 posts)Abigail-"saltpeter, John!"