8th Grade StAAr Rap (The Patriot Party)

This video was created to help students study for the 8th grade social studies STAAR test. Patriots be all around so here's the Lyrics: Here's a little bit old school for ya That goes a little something like this..... You know Jamestown’s the flyest place on the block Since 1607 been solid as a rock So we Pilgrim’s had this bright idea (Didn’t mean to land in Plymouth) But we’ll stay right here Mayflower compact got written down First self-gov we had it figured out Add Pennsylvania, for Quakers (and, William Penn too) But for debtors, Georgia’s gotta do Listen Up north you got logs for your home And cast your lines right, where the fishes roam And don't stop building your ships real strong your economy, It’s what gets you along (*car leaving*, beep beep) Move to the Middle Fertile soil, and the grain’s right here The basket of bread in this frontier. But walkin’ round' this place like where’s the rice man Ain't nobody grow it like Southerners can (First on the field) in this colony Bustin' out plows in this century I guess tobacco’s what saved their heads Number one cash crop is what they said CHORUS Colonists all around (Revolution) North Middle South Sing it loud (Revolution) Colonists all around (Revolution) What? (Revolution) Say it again (Revolution) Colonists all around (Revolution) North, Middle, South make noise (Revolution) Here we go now come on (Revolution)huh (Revolution) huh what what what (Revolution) na na na na na na na na na na na na yeah yeah yeah yeah (Revolution, Revolution!) Things are going great then to my surprise The King passed a tax I didn’t authorize I said Georgie yo hear me out (How bout, representatives in this house?) In this house? (yeah, that's what you know we said) To pass a tax…ask a representative George said no and the tax kept comin’ So we grabbed a pen, and TJ got writtin’ The Declaration of Independence (What is this?!!!) It’s a list of grievances Then Lexington and Concord hit the British with a whirl A Shot got fired and was heard around the world. CHORUS Patriots all around (Revolution) For Independence we Fight (Revolution) Patriots all around (Revolution) What? (Revolution) What? (Revolution) Patriots all around (Revolution) For Independence we fight. (Revolution) Here we go now come on (Revolution)huh (Revolution) huh what what what (Revlution) na na na na (Revolution) na na na na na na na na yeah yeah yeah yeah (Revolution) STAAR (go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go) (The turning point starts) The turning point? Britain you’re in trouble Saratoga went and burst your bubble I’m toast (I’m done) That's it for me Yorktown will be the end indeed Let’s calm down from the war we had Marquis de Lafayette will be glad The Treaty of Paris was signed to clean up the mess Then our independence would be put to the test The war was won but what’s the next step? Our country needs a first president (George……..Washington) CHORUS Patriots all around (Revolution) For Independence We Fought (Revolution) Patriots all around (Revolution) What? (Revolution) What? (Revolution) Patriots all around (Revolution) For Independence we fought. (Revolution) Here we go now come on (Revolution)huh (Revolution) huh what what what (Revlution) na na na na (Revolution) na na na na na na na na yeah yeah yeah yeah (Revolution)**** Copies for Educational Purposes Only