LYRICS
Mr. Lincoln, who were you?
Honest Abe please tell me true
Why do we remember you?
Why do we remember you?
Can you tell me?
Long and lanky, really tall,
Long and lanky, really tall,
All the way to 6 foot 4,
Stern look, strong back,
Stern look, strong back,
Black top hat
Mr. Lincoln
you got me thinking
about your role in history
It's Presidents Day
It's Presidents Day
so happy birthday
from a grateful free country.
1809 when you were born
one room cabin for your home
Kentucky first
Kentucky first
and then you moved to Indiana
You walked for miles to borrow books,
used your axe for splitting wood
ran a store, went to war,
ran a store, went to war,
and studied law
Mr. Lincoln
you got me thinking
about your role in history
It's Presidents Day
It's Presidents Day
so happy birthday
from a grateful free country.
Our president through civil war,
our country torn apart for sure,
Keep the union, free the slaves,
Keep the union, free the slaves,
Emancipation.
North and South a deep divide,
North and South a deep divide,
at Gettysburg where soldiers died
you called us all to unify
you called us all to unify
United States!
Mr. Lincoln
you got me thinking
about your role in history
It's Presidents Day
It's Presidents Day
so happy birthday
from a grateful free country.
We see your face,
It’s carved into Mount Rushmore
A marble statue is part of your memorial
You're on our pennies, and our five dollar bills
A marble statue is part of your memorial
You're on our pennies, and our five dollar bills
And on a ship that serves us still!
By 65 the war was won
the civil war was gone and done
John Wilkes Booth took his gun
John Wilkes Booth took his gun
and killed Abe Lincoln
The greatest of our statesmen gone
The greatest of our statesmen gone
his legacy lives on and on
In freedom an equality for you and me
In freedom an equality for you and me
Mr. Lincoln
you got me thinking
about your role in history
It's Presidents Day
It's Presidents Day
so happy birthday
from a grateful free country.
