The news was run from Richmond
In that fading April sun
That Lee had handed Grant his sword
The war was finally won
Into the streets the people spilled
Feeling the excitement build
And the crowd around the Whitehouse milled
Asking is it true — it's finally done?
Inside the Whitehouse Lincoln heard them calling out his name
He sat there wondering what to say there years of pain
Someone yelled
"Come out the door
And tell us what you have in store
For the rebels that have lost the war"
So out upon the porch Abe Lincoln came
He said:
We are gathered not in anger but in celebration
Let's be grateful we are once again a single nation
Let's stand together, reassured
Now that peace has been secured
Our nations illness can be cured
And I suggest the overture...
For this occasion
In that fading April sun
That Lee had handed Grant his sword
The war was finally won
Into the streets the people spilled
Feeling the excitement build
And the crowd around the Whitehouse milled
Asking is it true — it's finally done?
Inside the Whitehouse Lincoln heard them calling out his name
He sat there wondering what to say there years of pain
Someone yelled
"Come out the door
And tell us what you have in store
For the rebels that have lost the war"
So out upon the porch Abe Lincoln came
He said:
We are gathered not in anger but in celebration
Let's be grateful we are once again a single nation
Let's stand together, reassured
Now that peace has been secured
Our nations illness can be cured
And I suggest the overture...
For this occasion
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