Washington, DC Song-By George It's Washington (Carol Leon)

Original, humorous song celebrating the District of Columbia -- a city without an "official" song -- and DC history by Washington-area songwriter Carol Boyd Leon (ASCAP). Music and lyrics copyright by Carol Boyd Leon. Released Feb. 15, 2008. (A slightly updated video was released Feb. 23, but this one is the original video.) Piano/vocal/guitar sheet music and downloadable mp3 available at http://carolboydleon.com/american_music

By George, It's Washington

Washington, DC,
The only place for me to be,
The town where history is always in the making,
Yes, right here in Washington, DC,
Founded in 1790,
It is the one and only place
That can be called, by George,
Yes, George called it the Federal City.

No* votes but paddleboats,
Cherry blossoms fill the air.
Foggy Bottom, Farragut Square
And great white columns everywhere.
Georgetown, Tenleytown,
Metro down to Chinatown,
U Street can't be beat
Nor Rock Creek Park and pandas barking at the zoo.
Washington Monument,
Lots and lots of government,
A donkey and an elephant,
The White House with the President
Four years or even eight.

Yes, Washington is my town.
No one better put it down.
DC, you're for me,
Your pools reflect our history and dreams.

Washington, DC,
The only place for me to be,
The town where history is always in the making,
Yes, right here in Washington, DC,
The nation's capital city,
It is the one and only place
That can be called, by George,
Yes, George called it not Washington
But that's its name
With cherry trees and apple pie,
Red, white and blue up in the sky.
It's Washington,
By George, It's Washington,
Yes, it's my Washington, DC!

* Song has also been recorded with the alternate lyrics "We got the vote!" planning ahead for when Washingtonians finally do get the vote.

Sarah Brett England, arranger/keyboard
Larry Eschler, vocals
Curt Christensen, trumpet
Jack Hingel, percussion
John Krauss, recording engineer
Carol Boyd Leon, producer

See Leon's other videos including "We, The People"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8POVS3vV1g

www.carolboydleon.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Patriotic
• Symbols
• March
• American
• Washington
• DC
• District
• State
• Vocal
• Pop
• Martin
• Luther
• King

[Kyle95USA]

LETS HEAR FOR WASHINGTON!!!!!!! 

[plattform5163]

Thanks for sharing this nice video!

[missbeanymalone]

What a catchy number; love the tune and the lyrics! Thanks for posting this; I'm going to play it for my fourth graders.

[verdefull]

cool!

[kleztet]

Woo hoo! Very cool...so what d'ya say, Mayor Fenty?

[Shoppingsue]

Very catchy Carol! Love the video! Great photo of you at the end! Sue K.

[umbra682000]

catchy tune! From a foreigner's point of view it's nice to see all those elements put together in this happy march, it gives you the wish to visit the U.S. Hope this becomes the official city song, I love the humorous tone.