Revolution9
07-26-2007, 07:11 PM
Hi folks. I am putting together a set of orginals and a cover ( American Pie) for the Ron Paul rockfests. I worte this song and the music to it last night when forced out of bed at 2:30AM with heartburn..heh.. and I had posted to and read everything on these forums:) In my mind I wanted to evoke the original revolution but make it a piece of words that could be taken in temporal context as being now.
Don't Tread On Me (copyright 2007 Randy Lee Blain)
[verse 1]
Let me tell you a tale of liberty
About the remnant of the brave and free
Strike the root of the tyrants tree
A Constitutional remedy
Back in seventeen seventy six
Fed up with the tyrants tricks
Took an armed stand to be free
The shout rang out "Don't Tread On Me"
[chorus]
A shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!
[verse 2]
And learned men would take their hand
And document their Makers grant
Of life and freedom and liberty
A Constitutional remedy
Contracts are naught without due force
And history had to take it's course
They knew that to live their philosophy
That I stand by you, you stand by me
[chorus]
And a shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!
[verse 3]
Husbands and brothers took up arms
Shopkeeper, brewmaster and local farmer
Roustabout, rogue and livery
Joined in the fight to be free
Natural law and the rights of man
For the first time there would make its stand
And change the course of history
And toll the bells of liberty
[chorus]
And a shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!
[verse4]
They'ld rattle 'em hard and knock 'em to hell
The devils retreated, their agents had fell
Strike the root with the sword of the free
Show them your Sovereignity
The blood of good patriots water the tree
That keeps the mothers and children free
If your a real man you'll make your stand
Against the tyrants active hand
[chorus]
And a shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!
Don't Tread On Me (copyright 2007 Randy Lee Blain)
[verse 1]
Let me tell you a tale of liberty
About the remnant of the brave and free
Strike the root of the tyrants tree
A Constitutional remedy
Back in seventeen seventy six
Fed up with the tyrants tricks
Took an armed stand to be free
The shout rang out "Don't Tread On Me"
[chorus]
A shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!
[verse 2]
And learned men would take their hand
And document their Makers grant
Of life and freedom and liberty
A Constitutional remedy
Contracts are naught without due force
And history had to take it's course
They knew that to live their philosophy
That I stand by you, you stand by me
[chorus]
And a shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!
[verse 3]
Husbands and brothers took up arms
Shopkeeper, brewmaster and local farmer
Roustabout, rogue and livery
Joined in the fight to be free
Natural law and the rights of man
For the first time there would make its stand
And change the course of history
And toll the bells of liberty
[chorus]
And a shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!
[verse4]
They'ld rattle 'em hard and knock 'em to hell
The devils retreated, their agents had fell
Strike the root with the sword of the free
Show them your Sovereignity
The blood of good patriots water the tree
That keeps the mothers and children free
If your a real man you'll make your stand
Against the tyrants active hand
[chorus]
And a shot rang out across the land
The ragtag band would make the stand
A time to die or be free
Hear it foe "Don't Tread On Me"!