Free states, attend the song,
Now independent on
The British throne:
To earth's remotest bound
Echoing skies resound
The sweet melodious sound—
Liberty's our Own
Virginia's fields unfold,
Where our great fathers bold
Intrepid stood:
On what embattled plain
The ever glorious train
Pil'd hills of Indians slain—
Pour'd seas of blood
—sung to the tune of "God Save The King"
(Source: Dixon and Hunter's Virginia Gazette, 24 August 1776, pg. 8)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
A song of the time:
Labels: Indians, Virginia, Virginia Gazette