Mark Anderson also wrote: If the School Board needs a substitute to protect themselves from accusations of being unpatriotic, then they could have a song every morning like "America the Beautiful" or "This Land is Your Land." Anyway, a song is more effective at instilling a sense of belonging than an incomprehensible oath. And unlike an oath, a song doesn't need to make sense -- it just needs to have a nice melody.
JM: I'll second "This Land is Your Land" as long as it includes one of Woody's original verses:
As I went walking, I saw a sign there On the sign it said NO TRESPASSING But on the other side it didn�t say nothing That side was made for you and me!
Jim McGuire Como
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