Jamestown
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The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery.
They landed in Virginia to start a colony.
They came to seek their fortune and opportunity.
Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay.
Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today. Your story lives today.
They hoped that gold and silver would lie upon the ground.
But land was dense with forests and wild game all around.
They settled on a river and named it for their king.
They build a fort to save them from what this world might bring.
Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay.
Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today. Your story lives today.
The early days of Jamestown were filled with pain and strife.
Starvation, war, and sickness became a way of life.
If not for those with vision to overcome its plight,
It often seemed that Jamestown would not survive the fight.
Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay.
Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today. Your story lives today.
Despite its harsh beginnings, the colony still grew.
As time went on, more settlers began their life anew.
As hist'ry knows, the story goes, that Jamestown was the one
Whose legacy ensured that our country as begun.
Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay.
Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today. Your story lives today.
