Happy 4th of July!

Bella in a cloud of smoke
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American Boy
by Author Unknown

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SON:Father, look up, and see that flag!How gracefully it flies!Those pretty stripes, they seem to Be a rainbow in the skies.
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FATHER:It is your country's flag, my boy,And proudly drinks the light,O'er ocean's wave, in foreign climes,A symbol of our might.
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SON:Father, what fearful noise is that,Now thundering in the clouds?Why do they, cheering, wave their hat,And rush along in crowds?
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FATHER:It is the voice of cannonry,The glad shouts of the free;This is a day of memory,'Tis FREEDOM'S JUBILEE!
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SON:I wish that I was now a man,I'd free my country too,And cheer as loudly as the rest;But, father, why don't you?
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FATHER:I'm getting old and weak; but still My heart is big with joy;I've witnessed many a day like this,Shout you aloud, my boy!
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SON:HURRAH, FOR FREEDOM'S JUBILEE, God bless our native land! And may I live to hold the boon Of freedom in my hand.
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FATHER:Well done, my boy, grow up, and love The land that gave you birth,—A land where Freedom loves to dwell,—A paradise on earth.

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A safe and joy filled 4th to all!!