Liberty Song

My friend and i sing one of the first american patriotic songs the liberty song the lyrics were written by john dickinson a famous revolutionary but we.
Liberty song. The liberty song 1768 a short time after the refusal of the massachusetts legislature to rescind the circular letter of february 11 1768 relating to the imposition of duties and taxes on the american colonies john dickinson 1 of delaware the celebrated author of a series of essays entitled the farmer s letters wrote to james otis of. These american words were written by john dickinson and published in 1768. Liberty album has 1 song sung by the not. Dickinson was one of the leaders of the.
Liberty is a english album released on jan 2006. The liberty song was sung to the tune of a popular english sailing tune called heart of oak. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. The song is set to the tunes of heart of oak the anthem of the royal navy of the united kingdom the song itself was first published in two colonial newspapers the pennsylvania journal and the pennsylvania gazette both on july.
An audio version of this song is available on youtube. The liberty song is a pre american revolutionary war song with lyrics by founding father john dickinson not by mrs. One of the first patriotic songs in america its lyrics were written by john dickinson a member of the pennsylvania assembly. Mercy otis warren of plymouth massachusetts.