This Is My Country

Lyrics

The folk song begins slowly, opening with:

What difference if I hail from North or SouthOr from the East or West?My heart is filled with loveFor all of these.I only know I swell with prideAnd deep within my breastI thrill to see Old GloryPaint 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 countryLand of my birthThis is my countryGrandest on Earth

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

This is my countryLand of my choiceThis is my countryHear my proud voice.

Both versions join together at the ending:

I pledge thee my allegianceAmerica the boldFor this is my countryTo have and to hold