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WHAT IS THIS LAND OF AMERICA SO MANY TRAVEL THERE
I'M GOING NOW WHILE I'M STILL YOUNG
MY DARLING MEET ME THERE
WISH ME LUCK MY LOVELY I'LL SEND FOR YOU WHEN I CAN
AND WE'LL MAKE OUR HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
OVER THERE ALL THE WOMAN WEAR SILK AND SATIN TO THEIR KNEES
AND CHILDREN DEAR
THE SWEETS I HEAR ARE GROWING ON THE TREES
GOLD COMES RUSHING OUT THE RIVER STRAIGHT INTO YOUR HANDS
IF YOU MAKE YOUR HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
THERE'S DIAMONDS IN THE SIDEWALKS
THERE'S GUTTERS LINED IN SONG
DEAR, I HEAR THAT BEER FLOWS
THROUGH THE FAUCETS ALL NIGHT LONG
THERE'S TREASURE FOR THE TAKING
FOR ANY HARDWORKING MAN
WHO WILL MAKE HIS HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
I DOCKED AT ELLIS ISLAND IN A CITY OF LIGHT AND SPIRE
WANDERED TO THE VALLEY OF RED-HOT STEEL AND FIRE
WE MADE THE STEEL THAT BUILT THE CITIES
WITH THE SWEAT OF OUR TWO HANDS
WE MADE OUR HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
THERE'S DIAMONDS IN THE SIDEWALKS
THERE'S GUTTERS LINED IN SONG
DEAR, I HEAR THAT BEER FLOWS
THROUGH THE FAUCETS ALL NIGHT LONG
THERE'S TREASURE FOR THE TAKING
FOR ANY HARDWORKING MAN
WHO WILL MAKE HIS HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
THE McNICHOLASES THE POSALSKIS
THE SMITHS ZERILLIS TOO
THE BLACKS THE IRISH THE ITALIANS
THE GERMANS AND THE JEWS
THEY COME ACROSS THE WATER A THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME
WITH NOTHING IN THEIR BELLIES BUT THE FIRE DOWN BELOW
THEY DIED BUILDING THE RAILROADS
WORKED TO BONES AND SKIN
THEY DIED IN THE FIELDS AND FACTORIES
NAMES SCATTERED IN THE WIND
THEY DIED TO GET HERE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO
THEY'RE DYIN' NOW
THE HANDS THAT BUILT THE COUNTRY
WE'RE ALL TRYING TO KEEP DOWN
THERE'S DIAMONDS IN THE SIDEWALK
THERE'S GUTTERS LINED IN SONG
DEAR I HEAR THAT BEER FLOWS THROUGH THE FAUCETS
ALL NIGHT LONG
THERE'S TREASURE FOR THE TAKING FOR ANY HARDWORKING MAN
WHO WILL MAKE HIS HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
WHO WILL MAKE HIS HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
WHO WILL MAKE HIS HOME IN THE AMERICAN LAND
( cheers & applause )