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"For the willing hand
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"Come, come, there"s a wondrous land
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"And I"ll build you a home in the meadow. "
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The West that was won by its pioneers,
settlers, adventurers is long gone now.
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Yet, it is theirs forever.
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For they left tracks in history
that will never be eroded by wind or rain...
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... never plowed under by tractors,
never buried in the compost of events.
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Out of the hard simplicity of their lives,
out of their vitality...
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... their hopes and their sorrows...
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... grew legends of courage and pride...
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... to inspire their children
and their children"s children.
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From soil enriched by their blood...
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... out of their fever to explore and build...
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... came lakes where once
were burning deserts...
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... came the goods of the earth,
mines and wheat fields...
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... orchards and great lumber mills...
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... all the sinews of a growing country.
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Out of their rude settlements,
their trading posts, came cities...
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... to rank among the great ones
of the world.
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All the heritage of a people free to dream...
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... free to act...
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... free to mold their own destiny.
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"The promised land, promised land
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"Promised land
The land of plenty, rich with gold
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"Here came dreamers
With Bible, fist and gun
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"Bound for land
Across the plains their wagons rode
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"Hell bent for leather
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"That"s how the West was won
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"Side by side
They tamed the savage prairie land
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"Nothing stopped them
Nor wind, nor rain, nor sun