Recording: "I Pledge Allegiance "
As Recorded by: Red Sovine |
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Recited by Red Sovine
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Back several years ago, when I was a kid in school, our class was reciting the Pledge of
Allegiance one day, and the school principle walked in, and he stepped in front of the class,
and looking real serious he said, " I have been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester, and it seems as
though it is becoming monotonous to you. So, if I may, I would like to
recite it, and try to explain to you the meaning of each word." |
I
Me; an individual; a committee of one.
PLEDGE
Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
ALLEGIANCE
My love and my devotion.
TO THE FLAG
Our standard; Old Glory; a symbol of Freedom;
wherever she waves there is respect,
because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts,
Freedom is everybody's job.
UNITED
That means that we have all come together.
STATES
Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states.
Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose.
All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose,
and that is love for country.
AND TO THE
REPUBLIC
Republic - a state in which sovereign power is invested in
representatives chosen by the people to govern.
And government is the people;
and it's from the people to the leaders,
not from the leaders to the people.
FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION
One Nation - meaning, so blessed by God.
INDIVISIBLE
Incapable of being divided.
WITH LIBERTY
Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life,
without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
AND JUSTICE
The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others.
FOR ALL
For All - which means, boys and girls,
it's as much your country as it is mine.
And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands
One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
And since I was that small boy, two states have been added to our country,
and two words have been added to the Pledge Of Allegiance...
"Under God"
Oh, wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that it's a prayer,
and that would be eliminated from our schools, too?
~Words Spoken By Red Sovine 1976~
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