Cat. #0479 (MFH #434) - As sung by Mr. L.O. Smith, Springfield, Missouri on March 18, 1960
VERSE 1
My country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing
Land where my fathers died
Land of th pilgrims pride
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring
VERSE 2
My native country thee
Land of th noble free
Thy name I love
I love thy rocks and rills
Thy woods an' temple hills
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above
VERSE 3
Let music swell th breeze
An' ring from all th trees
Sweet freedoms song
Let mortal tongues awake
Let all th breeze portake
Let rocks, their silence break
Th sound prolong
VERSE 4
Our fathers God, to thee
Author of liberty
To thee we sing
Long may our land, be bright
With freedoms holy light
Protect us by thy might
Great God, our king