Sousa Band Follow

IF YOU WANT SOME FUN AND GET A
HISTORY LESSON, TOO;

YOU WANT THE LIBERTY BELL TO RING
YOU'VE GOT TO PULL THE ROPE
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT GO "RING-A-DING"
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME HOPE
YOU WANT THE LIBERTY BELL TO SING
YOU'VE GOT TO PULL THE CORD
SO RING A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD
(YOU CAN AFFORD)

YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT THIS SONG IS ALL ABOUT?
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN CLOSER NOW TO FINDING OUT.
SO LEAN A LITTLE BIT NEARER NOW, AND LISTEN MY DEAR;
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK YOU NEED TO HEAR.

MAYBE YOU THINK I WANT TO PULL YOUR CHAIN
BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE THE WAY YOUR TRUST TO GAIN.
SO COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER NOW, AND GIVE ME YOUR EAR;
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR:

GRAB THAT ROPE AND GIVE THE THING A PULL.
EMOTIONS THEN WILL MAKE YOUR EYES FEEL FULL
YOU MAY NOT THINK THAT YOU ARE ON THE BRINK OF MAKING
NOISE YOU'LL HEAR FOREVER RINGING IN YOUR EARS;

YOU BETTER GRAB THAT ROPE AND GIVE THE THING A JERK
'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T THAT BELL AIN'T GONNA WORK
IT MAY BE CRACKED, BUT WHEN THE CLAPPER'S WHACKED
THE SOUND WILL GIVE YOUR MOUTH THE URGE TO CHEER!

THE LIBERTY BELL,THE LIBERTY BELL,THE LIBERTY BELL, THE LIBERTY BELL, THE LIBERTY BELL, THE ONE THAT'S IN PENNSYLVANIA!
THE LIBERTY BELL, THE LIBERTY BELL,THE LIBERTY BELL, THE LIBERTY BELL, THE LIBERTY BELL, THE LIBERTY BELL, IT'S IN PHILADELPHIA!
THEY'RE KEEPING IT IN CONVENTION HALL,
IT'S HANGING RIGHT INSIDE THE MALL;
YOU'D BETTER GET YOURSELF IN GEAR
AND MAKE SOME MUSIC WE CAN HEAR,SO,

GRAB A HOLD AND GIVE THE ROPE A TUG,
AND THEN YOU'LL WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF A HUG.
IT FEELS SO GOOD TO DO THE THINGS YOU SHOULD.
YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO HEAR THE RING OF
ANY OTHER RINGIN' THING.
I'LL BET YOU'LL WANT TO RING THE BELL AGAIN.
IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE ONE THEY CALL "BIG BEN".
SO GIVE A YANK, YOU'LL HAVE YOURSELF TO THANK,
YOU'LL FEEL SO GOOD YOU'LL DO IT TWICE AND THEN
YOU'LL NEVER STOP! STOP!
(Copyright 2008 by Don Farrar)