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Regions of Virginia RapRefrain:There are five regions of Virginia.There are five (Yes, there’s five)Yes, there’s five (yo, yo, five)There are five regions of Virginia.We will name them east to west.Verse 1We start with the Coastal Plains.East of the Fall Line lies the Coastal Plains.By the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.This Tidewater Region has very flat land.The Eastern Shore is in the plan.Verse 2The Piedmont Region is number two.West of the Fall Line is the Piedmont.To see this land is what I want.At the foot of the mountains you’ll find these rolling hills.The Piedmont is Virginia’s largest region still.Verse 3The Blue Ridge Mountains are number three.These old, rounded mountains are a beautiful sight.They’re a part of the Appalachian mountains alright.Many rivers get their start right here and makeFisherman smile from ear to ear!Verse 4Number four is the Valley and Ridge.The Valley and Ridge are Appalachian too.The Great Valley of Virginia is here, it’s true.The valleys are beautiful, the ridges are tops,And the caverns below are worth a stop.Verse 5Last but not least is the Appalachian Plateau.The Appalachian Plateau is elevated and flat.A famous site is the Cumberland Gap.The mountainous land is thick with trees.This very small region is sure to please.The Old Dominion1. My song is for the Old Dominion. How I love this land!Her rolling hills bring comfort and strength to where I stand.Her flowing waters fill the bay that joins the mighty sea.RefrainVirginia, spirit of the colonies. Strength and courage are her legacies.Here's a heritage that's proud and free.Now the rest is up to you and me.2. My song is for the Old Dominion, her daughters and her sons.Their vision and the risks they took, the victories they won.Listen and you just might hear, "Give me liberty..."3. My song is for the Old Dominion. The cardinal sings it too.Perched aloft a dogwood limb, it calls to me and you."Keep the spirit shining bright. Share the memory."Cumberland Gap - American folk song/ Appalachian Plateau1. Lay down, boys, take a little nap,Lay down, boys, take a little nap,Lay down, boys, take a little nap,Forty-one miles to Cumberland Gap.Refrain:Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap, ----Ooo--Hoo--Way low down in Cumberland Gap.2. Cumberland Gap is a mighty fine place.Cumberland Gap is a mighty fine place.Cumberland Gap is a mighty fine place,Three kinds of water to wash your face.Refrain3. Cumberland Gap with its cliffs and rocks,Cumberland Gap with its cliffs and rocks,Cumberland Gap with its cliffs and rocks,Home of the panther, bear, and fox.Refrain4. Me and my wife and my wife's grandpap,Me and my wife and my wife's grandpap,Me and my wife and my wife's grandpap,We raise cain at Cumberland Gap.RefrainRocky Mountain - Appalachian folk song/Blue Ridge Mountains1. Rocky mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high,When you're on that rocky mountain, hang your head and cry.Refrain:Do, do, do, do, Do remember me.Do, do, do, do, Do remember me.2. Sunny valley, sunny valley, sunny valley, low,When you're in the sunny valley, sing it soft and slow.Refrain3. Stormy ocean, stormy ocean, stormy ocean wide,When you're in that deep blue sea, there's no place you can hide.RefrainShenandoahVerse 1Oh Sheanadoh, I long to hear you.Away you rollin’riverOh Shenandoh, I long to hear youAway, I’m bound awayCross the wide MissouriVerse 2Oh Shenandoh I’m bound to leave youAway you rollin’ riverOh Shenandoh, I’ll not deceive youAway, I’m bound away,Cross the wide MissouriEnding: Oh ShenandohYankee DoodleVerse 1Father and I went down to CampAlong with Captain Goodin’And there we saw the men and boysAs thick as hasty puddin’RefrainYankee Doodle keep it upYankee Doodle DandyMind the music and the step And with the girls be handyVerse 2And there was Captain WashingtonUpon a strappin’ stallionGiving orders to his menI guess there were a millionRefrainJamestownIn sixteen hundred seven, three ships had sailed the sea – The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery.The landed in Virginia to start a colony.They came to seek their fortune and opportunity.Chorus, part 1:chorus, part 2: Jamestown, Jamestown, Jamestown, Jamestown,Nestled by the bay.Nestled by the bay, by theJamestown, Jamestown,bay. Jamestown,Your story lives today,Your story lives today.Your story lives today.Your story lives today.All: They hoped that gold and silver would lie upon the ground.But land was dense with forests and wild game all around.They settled on a river and named it for their king.They built a fort to save them from what the world might bring.ChorusThe early days of Jamestown were filled with pain and strife.Starvation, war, and sickness became a way of life.If not for those with vision to overcome its plight,It often seemed that Jamestown would not survive the fight.ChorusDespite its harsh beginnings, the colony still grew.As time went on more settles began their life anew.As hist’re knows, the story goes, that Jamestown was the oneWhose legacy ensured that our country was begun.ChorusSwing Low, Sweet ChariotSwing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.I looked over Jordan, and what did I see, coming for carry me home?A band of angels coming after me, coming for to carry me home.If you get there before I do, coming for to carry me home,Tell all my friends I’m coming too, coming for to carry me home.I’m sometimes up, I’m sometimes down, coming for to carry me home,But still my soul feels heavenly bound, coming for to carry me home.The Earth is Our Mother – Native AmericanThe earth is our mother, we must take care of her.The earth is our mother, we must take care of her.Hey yunga, ho yunga, hey hung yung.Hey yunga, ho yunga, hey hung yung.Her sacred ground we walk upon, with every step we take.Her sacred ground we walk upon, with every step we take.Hey yunga, ho yunga, hey hung yung.Hey yunga, ho yunga, hey hung yung. ................
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