That’s How We Came To Be Free
Credit: words & music by 5th grade, Gov. Mifflin School, Shillington, PA (c) 2004
Album: Miscellaneous
Lyrics: This song was written by 5th grade students during an artist residency with a USA theme. "That's How We Came to be Free" has 4 verses which tell of some of the different ways that people have come to this country, and their varied reasons for coming. The verses include the Pilgrims coming on the Mayflower, slavery & the Underground railroad, Nazi Germany & Ellis Island, and Haitian refugees.