(Flute playing)
Rockin' and a-rollin', splishin' and a- splashin', over the horizon.
What can it be?
The pilgrims sailed the sea to find a place to call their own.
In their ship, Mayflower, they hoped to find a better home.
They finally knocked on Plymouth Rock. And someone said, "We're there."
It may not look like home, but at this point I don't care.
Oh, they were missing Mother England.
They swore their loyalty until the very end.
And anything you say King! It's okay King! You know it's kind of scary on your own.
Gonna build a new land the way we plan, Could you help us run it 'til it's grown?
(music continues)
They planted corn, you know, They built their houses one-by-one.
And bit-by-bit, they worked, until the colonies were done.
They looked around, yeah up and down,
and someone said, "Hooray!"
If the king could only see us now, he would be proud of us today.
(King chuckles)
They knew that now, they'd run their own land.
(blows raspberry)
But George the Third still vowed he'd rule them to the end!
Anything I say do it my way, now, anything I say do it my way.
Don't you get to feel independent, 'cause I'm gonna force you to obey!
He taxed their property, he didn't give them any choice.
And back in England, he didn't give him any voice.
That's called taxation, without representation,
and it's not fair.
But when the colonies complained, our King said, "I don't care!"
He even has the nerve to tax our cup of tea.
To put it kindly, King, we really don't agree!
Gonna show you how it feels, we're gonna dump this tea,
and turn this harbor into the biggest cup of tea in history!
They wanted no more Mother England.
They knew the time had come for them to take command.
It's very clear you're being unfair, King, no matter what you say, we won't obey.
Gonna hold a revolution now, King, and we're gonna run it all our way!
With no more king!
[talking] We're gonna elect a president!
No more king!
[talking] He's gonna do what the people want.
No more king!
[talking] We're gonna run things our way.
No more king!
[talking] No one's gonna tell us what to do!
Rockin' and a-rollin', Splishin' and a-splashin'
Over the horizon, what can it be?
Looks like it's going to be... A free country!
(cheering)