Shamus M'Cool - American Memories lyrics

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We got trucks and trains<br />

Cars and planes<br />

We even put a man on the moon<br />

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Yet we've had riots and slaves<br />

Shameful days<br />

The sad American tune<br />

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But I read in a book<br />

About when the world shook<br />

World wars one and two<br />

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Yeah, what did we get<br />

Abuse and neglect<br />

From pullin' the free world through<br />

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American memories<br />

Land of honey and wild<br />

American memories<br />

Go back when we were a child<br />

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I remember the day<br />

That JFK<br />

Left America cryin'<br />

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I remember the day<br />

I heard a President<br />

Yes, I do resign<br />

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We've had great depressions<br />

And phony recessions<br />

The energy crisis?<br />

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But through it all<br />

We've grown so tall<br />

The greatest race on Earth<br />

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American memories<br />

Land of honey and wild<br />

American memories<br />

Go back when we were a child<br />

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Ahhh, we struggled through the tough times<br />

We laughed through the fun<br />

American memories<br />

We survived each and every one<br />

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I remember Disney<br />

Donald and Mickey<br />

Fantasy come true<br />

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Open road?<br />

King Elvis it seemed<br />

Made fantasy turn blue<br />

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Yet I read in the paper<br />

And Hope told a joke<br />

Some?<br />

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We've gone from Uncle Miltie<br />

To Here's Johnny<br />

Keepin' us up at night<br />

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American memories<br />

Land of honey and wild<br />

American memories<br />

Go back when we were a child<br />

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I remember Sinatra<br />

The Beatles and opera<br />

And Dylan in the wind<br />

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The underdog dreams<br />

The Celtic teams<br />

And another Nichlaus win<br />

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Many great men<br />

George, Abe, and Ben<br />

The farmer, the teacher, the free<br />

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Yeah I read in a book<br />

About when the world shook<br />

Come on and sing along with me<br />

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American memories<br />

Land of honey and wild<br />

American memories<br />

Go back when we were a child<br />

<br />

American memories<br />

Land of honey and wild<br />

American memories<br />

Go back when we were a child<br />

<br />

American memories<br />

Land of honey and wild<br />

American memories<br />

Go back when we were a child