The George Washington Song (Patreon)

The George Washington Song

Download this song for free: http://electricneedleroom.bandcamp.com/track/george-washington By day, Matt Beat is a high school history teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He is recording them chronologically, and these are the first 15. Didn't know anything about Martin Van Buren? Now you do. These songs are educational and catchy. Lyrics: George Washington The First President Revolutionary Hero Father of the country The continental army You held the new country Together He made his mark in the militia in the Seven Years War He lived an aristocratic lifestyle, like many British before But when the British acted up, he became commander in chief In the war he proved to everyone that he was born to lead Despite some major setbacks in Brandywine and Valley Forge He always reminded his troops what they were fighting for He never liked politics, never liked to play that game But the new country needed a President, so they just forced him in He remains the only President to receive 100% of the electoral votes George Washington The First President Revolutionary Hero Founder of the state You are known as great You set precedent For everyone He didn't belong to a political party, he hoped that no one would He warned about foreign influence, said it was no good He listened to dissenters, he gave every voice a chance But if it clashed with the Constitution, he would have to pass He helped design Jay's Treaty, stopped the Whiskey Rebellion He warned against permanent alliances with any of the foreign world We named our capital after him and a whole state He never wanted to be President, but I guess that was his fate He was unable to have biological children because of contracting smallpox when he was younger