The Presidents Rap Written by: Ron Clark, DeMario Calloway Producer: Dan Lovett Performed by: Ron Clark Now let's get down to some presidential learning We'll start with George Washington straight from Mount Vernon The first President and Commander in Chief Fought the Revolutionary War so we could be free John Adams was second, Thomas Jefferson third When we fought for independence, their voices were heard (Saying) When in the course of human events (Okay) We took a stand and we've been doing it since (Okay) Pledge our lives and our fortunes and all Defended our sacred honor for a better tomorrow During the War of 1812 James Madison led Again against the British and defeated the red Next came Monroe and then John Adams's son Followed by Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren was President eight William Harrison was ninth; he only served thirty days! Number ten came Tyler, eleven was Polk Then Zachary Taylor, Old Rough and Ready to Go After Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan were gone Abraham Lincoln said that slavery's wrong And all through the Civil War he united the nation And signed the Emancipation Proclamation All through the Civil War he united the nation And signed the Emancipation Proclamation It's a tribute to the leaders of the USA It's the Presidents Rap Alright, Alright, Okay, Okay He's the Commander in Chief It's a tribute to the leaders of the USA It's the Presidents Rap Alright, Alright, Okay, Okay Andrew Johnson bought Alaska from Russia officially And General Grant led the North to victory Rutherford B. Hayes was number nineteen The first President to get a telephone ring Garfield was number twenty, Chester Arthur twenty-one Followed by Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison But Cleveland wasn't done, his aggression was firm Re-elected and served two nonconsecutive terms Twenty-five was McKinley, Roosevelt twenty-six - The youngest President ever! And then it switched To William Howard Taft, then Woodrow Wilson The leader of our nation during World War I After him Warren Harding then Calvin Coolidge The stock market crashed during Herbert Hoover 'Til Franklin D. Roosevelt came and gave some hope and help A New Deal was born, and all around relief was felt He stopped the Great Depression and served for four terms Through World War II, then it became Truman's turn To finish off the fight for our rise to power And pave the way for Mr. Eisenhower President thirty-five, the Great JFK Had a vision for moon walking until they took him away We miss the king of Camelot and we cherish the memory There will never be another John F. Kennedy Thirty-six was Lyndon B., thirty-seven Nixon Scandals and contradictions, disgracing tradition, Screaming, "I am not a crook!" Resigned before impeachment, that got him off the hook After the crimes of Watergate, Gerald Ford was thirty-eight Followed by Jimmy Carter who was from the Peach State Ronald Reagan was the fortieth Who was an actor first, and then the world became his audience Now check it out-then his VP George Bush became the man During Desert Storm to stop Saddam was the plan Clinton was forty-second, the economy was great This country had the lowest unemployment rate When Bush, Jr. came in office, he dealt with the attacks Of 9-11 and the War with Iraq Now after hearing this, isn't it evident that Every one of these men deserves a Presidents Rap! It's a tribute to the leaders of the USA It's the Presidents Rap Alright, Alright, Okay, Okay He's the Commander in Chief It's a tribute to the leaders of the USA It's the Presidents Rap Alright, Alright, Okay, Okay He's the Commander in Chief |
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