New Christy Minstrels - Mount Rushmore Lyrics
There are four faces on Mount RushmoreCarved in a mountain of stoneMen who lived and died for a nationGiants in a land all their ownFrom the mansions of Virginia to the tents of Valley Forge'cross the waters of the icy DelawareTrenton! Saratoga! They remember General George and recall that a giantOnce was there"If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matterWhich may involve the most serious consequences, reason is of no use to us.The freedom of speech may be taken away, and dumb and silent, we may be ledLike sheep to the slaughter."Yes you've got to have a giant if you want to save the landWhen the savage hungry wolf is at its throatIt was Jefferson who gave Louisian' to Uncle SamAnd the world recalls the giant words he wrote"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,That among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."There are four faces on Mount RushmoreCarved in a mountain of stoneMen who lived and died for a nationGiants in a land all their ownFrom the backwoods of Kentucky, it was Abe of IllinoisHe swung his axe and with one mighty strokeHe split the rails of hatred so that all men might enjoy, theFreedom-holding giant words he spoke"We here highly resolve that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom.And the government of the people, by the people, and for the people shallNot perish from the earth"From the magic locks of Panama, from sea to shining sea, to the bloodyField of battle at San Juan.There's a giant walking softly, and where ever men are freeThe ranks of mighty men will be forever marching on, and onAll the giants who live high up on the mountainsYour eyes may beholden no moreBut the spirits of men who share in their gloryNumber full many times more"We have nothing to fear but fear itself.""Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for yourCountry"There are four faces on Mount RushmoreCarved in a mountain of stoneMen who lived and died for a nationGiants in a land all their ownThis is the land of giants
