Song for America-Kansas

[03:03.41]Virgin land of forest green [03:05.41]Dark and stormy plains [03:07.47]Here all life abounds [03:10.10]Sunlit valley, mountain fields [03:12.66]Unseen in the rain [03:14.47]Here all life abounds [03:17.22]No man rules this land [03:19.60]No human hand [03:20.72]Has soiled this paradise [03:24.22]Waiting patiently [03:26.04]So much to see [03:27.79]So rich in earth's delights [03:30.60]Painted desert, sequined sky [03:32.97]Stars that fill the night [03:35.22]Here all life abounds [03:37.79]Rivers flowing to the sea [03:40.03]Sunshine pure and bright [03:42.35]Here all life abounds [03:44.78]No man rules this land [03:46.79]No human hand [03:48.10]Has soiled this paradise [03:51.79]Waiting patiently [03:53.41]So much to see [03:54.85]So rich in earth's delights [04:10.84]So the maiden lies in waiting [04:15.10]For the sails to reach the shore [04:19.72]Land of beauty and abundance [04:23.85]Innocent, you opened wide your door [04:28.35]Wanderers found the waiting treasure [04:30.79]Full of gifts beyond their measure [04:33.03]Milk and honey for our pleasure [04:40.80]Across the sea there came a multitude [04:45.11]Sailing ships upon the wave [04:49.67]Filled with the visions of utopia [04:54.55]And the freedom that they crave [04:58.17]Ravage, plunder, see no wonder [05:00.43]Rape and kill and tear asunder [05:02.61]Chop the forest, plow it under [08:37.17]Highways scar the mountainsides [08:38.98]Buildings to the sky [08:40.79]People all around [08:43.48]Houses stand in endless rows [08:45.42]Sea to shining sea [08:47.54]People all around [08:50.17]So we rule this land [08:52.29]And here we stand [08:53.55]Upon our paradise [08:56.85]Dreaming of a place [08:58.60]Our weary race [09:00.17]Is ready to arise