*** HISTORY ROCK *** (1974)

No More Kings

Key to symbols within the lyrics

Rockin' and a-rollin',

Splishin' and a-splashin'

Over the horizon,

What can it be?

The pilgrims sailed the sea

to find a place to call their own.

In their ship Mayflower,

They hoped to find a better home.

They finally knocked on Plymouth Rock

And someone said, "We're there!

It may not look like home,

But at this point I don't care."

Oh, they were missin' Mother England

They swore their loyalty until the very end.

"Anything you say king, it's okay king,

You know it's kind of scary on your own.

Gonna build a new land the way we planned

Could you help us run it till it's grown?"

They planted corn you know,

They built their houses one by one.

And bit by bit they worked

Until the colonies were done.

They looked around, yeah, up and down,

And someone said, "Hurray!

If the king could only see us now,

He would be proud of us today."

They knew that now they'd run their own land,

But George the Third still vowed

He'd rule them till the end.

"Anything I say, do it my way now,

Anything I say do it my way.

Don't you get to feelin' independent,

Cause I'm gonna force you to obey."

He taxed their property,

He didn't give them any choice.

And back in England,

He didn't give them any voice.

<That's called taxation without representation, and it's not fair.>

But when the colonies complained,

The king said, "I don't care!"

"He even has the nerve to tax our cup of tea!

To put it kindly king, we really don't agree.

Gonna show you how we feel,

We're gonna dump this tea...

And turn this harbor into

The biggest cup of tea in history!"

They wanted no more Mother England.

They knew the time had come for them to take command.

"It's very clear you're being unfair, king,

No matter what you say we won't obey.

Gonna hold a revolution now, king,

And we're gonna run it all our way!"

With no more kings...

<We're gonna elect a president!>

No more kings...

<He's gonna do what the people want!>

No more kings...

<We're gonna run things our way!>

No more kings...

<No one's gonna tell us what to do!>

No more kings!

Rockin' and a-rollin',

Splishin' and a-splashin'

Over the horizon,

what could it be?

Looks like it's going to be

A free country.

Great thanks to:

David Strauss / dss2k@virginia.edu (PsiCop P12+ & B5 Waiter, Fresh Air)
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