REVOLUTIONARY RAP
The thirteen colonies in America
Were ruled by England’s king.
The colonists were so happy
The king’s praises they did sing.
Then he began to change things
That were not one bit funny.
He started to tax them
Which means they paid extra money.
As King George made new laws
New taxes he began to shout.
Many colonists became upset
And some even spoke out.
And that is when it happened
The king taxed the tea.
But it wasn’t quite a tea party
This you will plainly see.
Some colonists boarded ships
On a cold day in December.
They dumped 250 chests of tea
This you must remember.
The Redcoats came from Britain
It was order they wanted to keep.
Colonists formed the minutemen
And kept watch to hear one peep.
Paul Revere was paying attention
To see how many lights shone.
When he saw the lights he leapt on his horse
And rode out all alone.
“The Redcoats are coming. The Redcoats are coming.”
He began to warn.
Paul Revere was right
For the Redcoats arrived the next morn.
The shot heard round the world
Was not extremely loud.
It began a war that led
To a new nation that would be proud.
In 1776, American leaders met to sign
The Declaration of Independence
That gained freedom, yours and mine!