This Is My Country

Lyrics

The folk song begins slowly, opening with:

What difference if I hail from North or South Or from the East or West? My heart is filled with love For all of these. I only know I swell with pride And deep within my breast I thrill to see Old Glory Paint the breeze.

It then swings into a march tempo for the verse.

The song is made notable by the fact that it honors both native-born Americans and immigrants. The first verse reads:

This is my country Land of my birth This is my country Grandest on Earth

While the second verse (sung on a repeat, as the introduction is not repeated) instead reads:

This is my country Land of my choice This is my country Hear my proud voice.

Both versions join together at the ending:

I pledge thee my allegiance America the bold For this is my country To have and to hold