The Day The USA Was Made

 

Once a long time ago, before you were born,

God set out to make a new land, one early morn.

He thought and thought for half a day.

Then said, "I know what I'll do. I'll make the U.S.A."

First He used a glacier-like a giant broom

And swept the Midwest till it was clean and smooth.

God leaned on the handle when He was through

And said, "There! I guess that will do for a corn patch or two."

Then He turned the glacier into a spade

And with a few strokes scooped out the Great Lakes.

He dug Niagara Falls for a lovely fountain

And tossed the first West to make the Rocky Mountains.

God started the great Mississippi from a little spring

And sent it flowing down the map clear to New Orleans.

You can float on a barge and watch white heron flying

Or catch twenty-pound catfish just ready for frying.

On each side of the country, He set an ocean with beaches of sand

And winds full of salt spray like giant fans.

He put whales and fish along each coast

And notched deep harbors for huge sailing boats.

God looked at His work and said,

"That's grand but I need a border of garden around this land

Where it's never cold, but not too hot.

I want to plant oranges, grapefruits, and lots of kumquats."

So He made the South full of fruit, and flowers

And told the sun, "Shine right there four hours and hours"

He made dark Cyprus swamps, mysterious and calm

Hung Spanish moss on the trees and planted coconut palms.

Out West, He grew forests and liked them so much

He turned some to stone so they'd never be cut

Planted dates and grapes and roses for miles

Then added the desert for a giant sandpile.

In the North, He sent snowy winters across the map

With skating and sledding and maple syrup to tap

He added hundreds of dairy cows giving milk and cheese

And for juicy pies, planted the cherry and apple trees.

As a finishing touch to His fine new land

God sent wind in the trees for a soft string band

He looked it over and smiled when He was through

Said, "There! I guess that will do for a million years or two."

 

 

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