"This Is My Country" | |
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Song | |
Written | 1940 |
Genre | Patriotic song |
Composer(s) | Al Jacobs |
Lyricist(s) | Don Raye |
"This Is My Country" is an American patriotic song composed in 1940. The lyrics are by Don Raye and the music is by Al Jacobs. [1] Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians were the first to record the song, in 1942. The song has played at the end of Walt Disney World and Disneyland fireworks shows. [1]
The song begins slowly, opening with this introductory verse:
A second, rarely performed, verse reads,
It then swings into a march tempo for the chorus.
The song is made notable by the fact that it honors both Americans by birth and choice. The first chorus reads:
While the second chorus (sung on a repeat, as the introduction is usually not repeated) instead reads:
Both versions join together at the ending: