There’s A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere…

The US Capitol

There’s a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere….*

In the darkest days of the war,

did they know what was in store?

Toss that apron, roll up those sleeves,

let’s go beat those Nazis.

No more calls for America First,

we see the world at its worst.

Send our sons off to war,

we must avenge Corregidor.

Make this world a better place,

inspiring all the human race.

Stand for justice, Rule of Law,

don’t be Freedom’s last hurrah!

Show them all what Freedom is,

stopping tyrants is our biz.

We respect the Rights of Man,

the Constitution is our plan.

We lift up the other fellow,

Be he Black, Brown or Yellow.

Don’t take away his vote,

he is not your scapegoat.

Cancel all that hate,

before it is too late.

Serve the nation well,

ring out Freedom’s Bell.

If Democracy has died,

you, at least have tried.

A banner so star-spangled,

has all of us entangled.

Let’s do a course correction,

We don’t need no insurrection.

LDT Jan 6, ‘22

*In the dark early days of World War II, Elton Britt inspired the nation with the song, “There’s a Star-spangled Banner Waving Somewhere”. America put aside its differences, abandoned its selfish isolationism and went to work making the world a far better place. We became the Beacon of Democracy for the Free World and the oppressed peoples of other lands.

Image: Andy Kim
Congressman Andy Kim cleans up after the Capitol Insurrection.
Later, he would vote to affirm a Free and Fair Election.
The son of Korean immigrants, Kim served as a civilian advisor in Afghanistan.

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Elton Britt’s version of “There’s A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere” (1942)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwxVLQcG9pA

Published by thillld

Retired. History Buff. Amateur Poet

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