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In the heat of the battle |
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To the head army there stepped a man |
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He said, ' |
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I've been to the top of the liberty |
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And I've looked over the promised land' |
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He had no fear of death or evil |
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His skin was black and his name was |
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King He said |
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I may not get there with you |
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But put your faith in |
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God and let freedom ring |
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There was a tyrant strong and mighty |
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And he built his self a wall |
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He said, ' |
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This wall's gonna stand forever |
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No power on |
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Earth is gonna make it fall' |
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But then the winds of change they started blowing |
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Like a free bird on the wing |
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And then the wall fell down with a sound like thunder |
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Let the free bird fly and let freedom ring (Let freedom ring) |
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Throughout the northland out across the frozen |
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Tundra To the land of the midnight sun and the |
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Eskimo (Let freedom ring) |
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From Albuquerque across the sea to |
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Greece and |
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Turkey And from |
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Halifax down south to |
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Mexico (Let freedom ring) |
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From Carolina round the world to |
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Indochina |
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From Seattle to |
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Mobile and |
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Abilene (Let freedom ring) |
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Let freedom ring (Let freedom ring) |
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Let freedom ring |
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Let it ring, let it ring, let it ring |
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Innocent blood was shed for freedom |
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In a faraway place called |
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Tiennemen |
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Square 'Cause the heavy hand of cruel oppression |
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Is so much more than a man can bear |
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But you can't chain a man forever |
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And your guns they don't mean a thing ' |
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Cause they'll rise again in the cause of justice |
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Give the power to the people and let freedom ring (Let freedom ring) |
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From Minnesota across the plains to |
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North Dakota |
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And from Kennebunkport out to |
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Kalamazoo (Let freedom ring) |
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From Rome to |
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Reno and from |
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Tokyo to Moscow |
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And from Barcelona, |
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Spain to Kathmandu (Let freedom ring) |
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From Madagascar and from |
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Berlin to |
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Alaska And from |
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Liverpool to |
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Perth to Aberdeen (Let freedom ring) |
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Let freedom ring (Let freedom ring) |
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Let freedom ring |
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Let it ring, let it ring, let it ring |
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Let's give thanks to |
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God our Father |
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The author of our liberty |
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Gave us this land to protect and cherish |
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It's the home of the brave and it's the land of the free |
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Oh America, we love you |
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Sweet land of hope of thee we sing |
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And with our life's blood we will protect you |
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Let the eagle fly and let freedom ring |
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Let freedom ring |
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Let freedom ring |
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Let freedom ring |
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Let it ring, let it ring |
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Let it ring, let it ring |
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Let freedom ring |