In the old days
At barn raisings
After they worked together
They danced together.
So lay the floor, Americans,
Put up the beams,
Ceil the roof,
Then ready with the fiddles
Now choose your partners,
This is our time, our own, our only
time.
Together we make
Today.
(Genevieve Taggard)
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