Hugo And Luigi - Young Abe Lincoln lyrics
rate meRaised up in Kentucky<br />
In a cabin cold and bare<br />
Reading by the fireside<br />
He got his learning there<br />
<br />
Earned his keep by splitting logs<br />
He grew so lean and strong<br />
He could fight against a bully<br />
Or turn right a mighty wrong<br />
<br />
Young Abe Lincoln<br />
Loved all the people<br />
Oh, what a wonderous man was he<br />
What a plain, what a humble man was he<br />
<br />
Then he went to Springfield<br />
Started practicing the law<br />
Folks began to know his name<br />
From Maine to Arkansas<br />
<br />
But when the people called him<br />
Into politics, he went<br />
'Cause he had a date with destiny<br />
To be the President<br />
<br />
Young Abe Lincoln<br />
Loved all the people<br />
Oh, what a wonderous man was he<br />
And his name will remain in memory<br />
<br />
When he was elected<br />
O'er his country to preside<br />
Rich or poor, to everyone<br />
His door was open wide<br />
<br />
And when he felt the sorrow<br />
Of a nation in distress<br />
What he said will live forever<br />
In the Gettysburg Address<br />
<br />
Young Abe Lincoln<br />
Loved all the people<br />
Oh, what a wonderous man was he<br />
What a kind, what an honest man was he<br />
<br />
Then one dark and fateful night<br />
That history will recall<br />
He went to the theater<br />
In his silk hat and his shawl<br />
<br />
There a shot was fired<br />
By a scoundrel known as Booth<br />
And Abe Lincoln died because<br />
He stood for liberty and truth<br />
<br />
Young Abe Lincoln<br />
Loved all the people<br />
Oh, what a wonderous man was he<br />
Gave his life so that<br />
People could be free<br />
<br />
Down in Washington<br />
There stands a monument today<br />
People come to honor him<br />
From near and far away<br />
<br />
And though it's nigh a century<br />
That he's been dead and gone<br />
His truth goes marching on
