File:Butterscotch's Playground - Sing! (A tribute to our troops)

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This is Butterscotch from Butterscotch's Playground™ performing "Sing!", his tribute to all service members that defend our freedom. Butterscotch's Playground™ is a DVD series that educates, engages, and entertains preschool children and their parents through the innovative use of music and technology. The programs blend puppetry and original music and lyrics with substantive educational material. The result is a wonderful collection of engaging lessons for children of all ages.

This song is from a forthcoming episode and features the amazing voice of Karl Berner.

SING!

RED, WHITE AND BLUE YOU FLY UP ABOVE A SYMBOL OF COUNTRY - OF ALL THAT WE LOVE THE STARS AND THE STRIPES AND ALL IT CAN BRING THE HEROES AND HELPERS THAT LET FREEDOM RING

SO GIVE US A CHALLENGE, WE'LL MEET IT WITH JOY WITH DARING AND BRAVERY IN EACH GIRL AND BOY FOR THE LAST STAND OF FREEDOM AND ALL IT CAN BRING STAND UP TOGETHER AND SING!

SING FOR THE HEROES THAT LIVE IN HARM'S WAY SING FOR THE LIVES THEY PROTECT EVERY DAY SING FOR THE VETERANS WHOVE GIVEN THEIR ALL SING FOR THE FREEDOM WE'VE WON AS THEY FALL AND WE SING

RED, WHITE AND BLUE YOU FLY UP ON HIGH TRUE AS THE TIME AND AS SURE AS THE SKY JUSTICE AND LIBERTY PURE AS THE LIGHT HOLD ON TO FREEDOM AND WITH ALL OF YOUR MIGHT

TAKE ON A CHALLENGE AND MEET IT WITH JOY WITH DARING AND BRAVERY IN EACH GIRL AND BOY FOR THE LAST STAND OF FREEDOM AND ALL IT CAN BRING STAND UP TOGETHER AND SING!

SING FOR THE HEROES THAT LIVE IN HARM'S WAY SING FOR THE LIVES THEY PROTECT EVERY DAY SING FOR THE VETERANS WHOVE GIVEN THEIR ALL SING FOR THE FREEDOM WE'VE WON AS THEY FALL

SING FOR THE COURAGE AND SING FOR THE CHOICE SING ALL TOGETHER, BUT IN YOUR OWN VOICE SING FOR THE FOUNDERS AND SING FOR THE FIELDS SING FOR THE LIBERTY THAT WE ALL WIELD SING FOR THE POETS AND SING FOR THE PRIZE SING FOR THE BEAUTY THAT LIGHTS UP THE SKIES SING FOR THE TRIUMPHS AND SING FOR THE TALES SING FOR THE WIND THAT FILLS UP FREEDOM'S SAILS

(the choir sings this counterpoint to Butterscotch)

AND WE SING SING FOR OLD GLORY SING FOR EACH STORY THAT OUR GREATNESS CAN BRING AND WE SING!

Written by Alec Miller. © 2009 Alec Miller.

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