America, The Beginning

America, The Beginning
by: Ricky Sholar

As our ancestors came with their plans and their dreams
They created a country from their ideas and schemes
They formed a new government that England laughed at
People governing themselves now how silly is that

They came to a land with no houses or stores
Just think, these rich people doing their very own chores
Some would not work breaking the law it is said
They would be jailed or ended up dead

Jamestown its said lost hundreds because
They were not ready for winter and lots of them starved
And disease ran a muck and took many lives
Times were real hard it was tough to survive

So the people of the colonies chose men to lead
And there it began they had planted the seed
Each Colony had it’s own leaders they sent
To the House of Burgesses each leader went

Then the Continental congress through war it would grow
After the Revolution then Congress would know
The United States of America is now a new nation
Our Founding Fathers greatest creation

They needed a president and of all men there’s just one
The father of our country Goerge Washington
He set the standards and he lead the way
For all future presidents who lead us today

They created their laws and they governed themselves
Their constitutions and laws really worked out quite well
Forty-three presidents and Two hundred years later
America through time has become even greater