Young Abe Lincoln
 
Don Cornell

 

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Raised up in Kentucky, 
in a cabin cold and bare
Readin by the fireside, 
he got his learning there
Earned his keep by splittin logs, 
he grew so lean and strong
He could fight against a bully
Or could right a mighty wrong

Young Abe Lincoln, loved all the people
Oh! What a wondrous man was he
What a plain, what a humble man was he

Then he went to Springfield, 
started practicin the law
Folks began to know his name, 
from Maine to Arkansas
But when the people called him into 
politics, he went
Cause he had a date with destiny to 
be the president

When he was elected, 
oer his country to preside
Rich or poor, to evryone, 
his door was open wide
And when he felt the sorrow of 
a nation in distress
Whe he said will live forever 
in the Gettysburg Address

Then, on dark and fateful night, 
that histry wil recall
He went to the theater in his 
silk hat and his shawl
There a shot was fired by a 
scoundrel known as Booth
and Abe Lincoln died, because 
he stood for liberty and truth

Young Abe Lincoln, loved all 
the people
Oh! What a wondrous man was he
Gave his life, so that people 
could be free

Down in Washington, there stands 
a monument today
People come to honor him from 
near and far away
And though its nigh a century, 
that hes been dead and gone
His truth goes marching on