In celebration of the 250th Anniversary
of the American Revolution!

Four American Patriotic Songs

1. THE LIBERTY SONG - John Dickinson ,1768
tune: HEART OF OAK

2. The New MASSACHUSETTS Liberty Song -
Dr. Joseph Warren,1770
tune: THE BRITISH GRENADIER

3. FATHER AND I WENT DOWN TO CAMP
Edward Bangs, ca. 1776
tune: YANKEE DOODLE

4. CHESTER -
Words and Music by
William Billings, 1770 and 1778
(alternate text by Philip Doddridge, 1786)

Important Historical Fact:

Song no. 2 is now commonly subtitled "Free America"

and dated 1774.

But as listed above,

this song text was written by Dr. Joseph Warren in 1770

and is more accurately given a different subtitle of

"Brave America" since those words are used

in every verse of the song not "Free America."

For example these words in the 3rd verse

from the original broadside sheet:

We led fair FREEDOM hither, when lo the Desert smil’d,
        A Paradise of Pleasure, was open’d in the Wild;
        Your Harvest bold AMERICANS! No Power shall snatch away,
         Assert yourselves, yourselves, yourselves, my brave AMERICA.

To order these four early American Songs

When you order these four songs

you will also receive audio recordings (MP3)

for each of thel four patriotic songs,

including the rare Boston version of "Yankee Doodle"

written during the American Revolution,

written by a Harvard College student.

These patriotic songs

were compiled and edited

by Roger Lee Hall,

Director of the Center for American Music Preservation

and an authority on music in early America

These four songs are useful for teachers, students, singers,

and anyone interested in American history.

These four early patriotic songs

are available here

for $8.00 and you will receive

all four songs with the audio examples (MP3)

for each of the songs

sent by email attachment or by Dropbox.

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See this free music program

"More Than Yankee Doodle -
Songs of Protest and Patriotisim
in the American Revolution"

presented by Roger Lee Hall,

Director, Center for Ameerican Music Preservation

at the meeting of the

Colonial Society of Massachusetts

in April 2026 in Boston

now available on YouTube

 

 

 

Read about America's oldest surviving choral society

founded in 1786

and related historical information at

Singing Stoughton!

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