Lyrics - The Preamble by Various Artists

Lyrics &
Music by:
Lynn
Ahrens
Performed by:
Lynn
Ahrens
Hey, do you know about the
U.
S.
A.?
Do you know about the government?
Can you tell me about the
Constitution?
Hey, learn about the
U.
S.
A.
In 1787
I'm told
Our founding fathers did agree
To write a list of principles
For keepin' people free.
The
U.
S.
A. was just startin' out.
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
The things that we should be.
And they put those principles down onpaper and called it the
Constitution, andit's been helping us run our country eversince then.
The first part of the
Constitution is called the preamble and tellswhat those founding fathers set out to do.
We the people
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
Constitutionfor the
United
States of
America.in 1787
I'm toldour 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
A whole brand-new country.
And so our people spelled it out
They wanted a land of liberty.
And the
Preamble goes like this:
We the people
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
Constitutionfor the
United
States of
America.
For the
United
States of
America ...

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