Various Artists - The Preamble |
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The Preamble
Various Artists Do you know about the government? Hey, do you know about the U.S.A.? Hey, learn about the U.S.A. Can you tell me about the Constitution? Our founding fathers did agree In 1787 I'm told For keepin' people free. To write a list of principles A whole brandThe U.S.A. was just startin' out. And so our people spelled it out The things that we should be. And they put those principles down on paper and called it the Constitution, and it's been helping us run our country ever since then. The first part of the Constitution is called the preamble and tells what those founding fathers set out to do. Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, We the people In order to form a more perfect union, Promote the general welfare and Provide for the common defense, Secure the blessings of liberty To ourselves and our posterity Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. in 1787 I'm told our founding fathers all sat down And wrote a list of principles That's known the world around. The U.S.A. was just starting out And so our people spelled it out A whole brandThey wanted a land of liberty. And the Preamble goes like this: We the people Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, In order to form a more perfect union, Promote the general welfare and Provide for the common defense, Secure the blessings of liberty To ourselves and our posterity, Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. For the United States of America |
