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Mystery, Mutiny, Riches, and Rebellion

by Monty Harper and Sangre Ridge Elementary 5th Grade, October 2014

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1.
Mutiny 02:26
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We sailed in the Discovery In 1610 Henry Hudson was the captain Of two boys and twenty men We sailed south of Greenland Looking for Cathay When the ocean started freezing We got stuck in Hudson Bay Where are we now? We are lost! What should we do? Hudson should be tossed! Put him on a shallop! Toss him to the sea! We’re taking over the Discovery! Mutiny! Mutiny! We’ve been sailing round in circles And we need to re-supply But crazy Henry Hudson Doesn’t care if we all die We must return to England To see our families And the only way to do it is Mutiny! Where are we now? We are lost! What should we do? Hudson should be tossed! Put him on a shallop! Toss him to the sea! We’re taking over the Discovery! Mutiny! Mutiny! We've had enough of Hudson, he's lost his grip Knock him out, tie him up, throw him off the ship Put him in the shallop with the rest of his kind Raise up the sail, leave them all behind Now we no longer need to roam Good luck Henry Hudson we're free to go home Mutiny! Mutiny! Mutiny! Mutiny!
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New Spain 02:48
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Ven a la nueva Espana Come to New Spain with me It's only a two month boat trip Sailing across the sea Ven a la nueva Espana Come to New Spain with me Sparkling with gold and silver It's a wonderful place to be Come get an encomienda You'll own your own piece of land The natives will care for your cattle The ranch that they build will be grand New Spain is brimming with riches The natives will work while you slack They'll dig a mine for your silver and gold And they hardly ever fight back Ven a la nueva Espana Come to New Spain with me It's only a two month boat trip Sailing across the sea Ven a la nueva Espana Come to New Spain with me Sparkling with gold and silver It's a wonderful place to be Come be a priest in a mission Think of the souls you can save Converting the natives to Catholics Teaching them how to behave Come be a proud Spanish soldier Stationed at St. Augustine Native Timucuas will feed you And keep your sword sparkling clean Ven a la nueva Espana Come to New Spain with me It's only a two month boat trip Sailing across the sea Ven a la nueva Espana Come to New Spain with me Sparkling with gold and silver It's a wonderful place to be Ven a la nueva Espana Come to New Spain with me
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Rising Rebellion 02:37
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In the beginning we were fine fine fine Then came the Spanish saying mine mine mine They took away religion; they took away our fun They took away everything, all the work we had done They’re forcing us to change at every turn turn turn They took all our Kachinas and they burn burn burn They make us take communion; they make us praise the Pope Without our own religion we are losing hope What-o what-o rising rebellion What-o what-o rebellion What-o what-o rising rebellion What-o what-o rebellion They say Encomiendas give the right right right To control Pueblo people, but we’ll fight fight fight Spanish Peninsulares make us work all day But maybe we don’t have to obey Popé is our leader he says wait no more He’s telling the pueblo people about war war war We’re gathering our weapons, preparing for attack We’re going to take our freedom back What-o what-o rising rebellion What-o what-o rebellion What-o what-o rising rebellion What-o what-o rebellion In the beginning we were fine fine fine Then came the Spanish saying mine mine mine They took away religion; they made us sing their song Very soon they’re gonna be gone What-o what-o rising rebellion What-o what-o rising rebellion What-o what-o rising rebellion What-o what-o rebellion
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Roanoke 02:53
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In 1587 John White and his daughter And 115 colonists sailed across the water To Roanoke Island on the New World shore They expected help, but the natives made war They planted their corn and a baby was born They named her Virginia Dare ! Roanoke Roanoke Mystery of the lost colony Roanoke They needed some assistance; food was running low The colonists insisted John White should go He left his daughter and her baby there And he sailed for England with a hope and a prayer That he’d make good speed and soon succeed To save his colony Roanoke Roanoke Mystery of the lost colony Roanoke John White had some trouble finding ships and men Still he was persistent; he tried and tried again Warfare and pirates kept him away It wasn’t till his granddaughter’s third birthday When he finally felt grand for his boat hit land On the Island of Roanoke Roanoke Roanoke Mystery of the lost colony Roanoke But there was no one there to greet him; no one there at all Just the word Croatoan carved into the wall No sign of struggle, no sign of attack Then a hurricane sent poor John White back Virginia and her mother and 115 others Were never seen again! Roanoke Roanoke Mystery of the lost colony Roanoke Ohhhhh

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These songs were written under the guidance of Monty Harper during a songwriting residency at Sangre Ridge Elementary school in September, 2014.

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released October 23, 2014

Songwriting by Sangre Ridge Elementary fifth graders with help from Monty Harper. Recorded live in concert!
Artwork by Anna K.
This project was made possible with support from the Oklahoma Arts Council.

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