• Posted by Jacqueline
  • On July 6, 2008

  • Filed under Music

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You’re a Grand Old Flag

We not only sang this song while growing up, but I also had a tap dancing routine I used to do to it.  It went something like:

Right heel, Left heel. Right, Left, Right, Left
Heel, together. Heel, together. Shuffle, step. Shuffle Step.
Heel, together. Heel, together. Shuffle, step. Shuffle Step.
Right walking turn, clap. Left walking turn, clap.
March, 2, 3, 4. Shuffle ball change, step.
Right walking turn, clap. Left walking turn, salute.

You’re a Grand Old Flag

Words & Music by George M. Cohan, 1906

You’re a grand old flag; you’re a high-flying flag,
And forever in peace may you wave,
You’re the emblem of the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave.

Every heart beats true for the red, white and blue,
Where there’s never a boast or brag,
But should auld acquaintance be forgot
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.