Away To America; Elementary School Choir

Five Elementary Schools perform "Away To America" at The Shawnee Mission Northwest Area Choral Festival. October 28, 2008.


My grandfather journeyed like so many others
He sailed to the west and the sun
He sailed out of Bristol along with his brothers
A new world was there to be won.
He'd heard of the mountains in far Colorado
Where eagles flew free in the air
He'd find a high mountain and live in its shadow
for something was calling him there.
Sail away, away to America
Far off over the sea
There is something there in America
And it's calling to me.
Now what he took with him was what he could carry
His books and an old violin
And sailing there with him, the girl he would marry, a new life was bound to begin.
My mother was born there not many years after
And all of her sisters as well
And all of the years, all the tears and the laughter
are there in the stories they tell.
Sail away, away to America
Far off over the sea
There is something there in America
And it's calling to me. Now I've gone away, there was nothing to hold me
I flew off to London and stayed
but still I remember the stories he told me
and think of the journey he made.
fly away away to America far off over the seas there is thing there in America and its calling to me.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Shawnee
• Mission
• Choir
• Choral
• Festival
• Away
• America
• Elementary
• School

[gunsnipe033795]

I sang this song in my first small ensamble festival back in 2000, I got the superior medal for it too, I still remember this song very well and seeing these kids singing it reminds me of that time :) good job guys

[dgross24]

i always loved this song my whole class would ghet mad at me when i asked to sing it...i dont know what was so awful about it because i loved it and still do and i am now 32!

[WickedWonder1979]

I not only sang this in elementary school, my middle school was a converted elementary with a lot of the same teachers, and I learned how to play this on the piano. This and "Spinning Wheel," lol

[oboegirl91]

Sang this in my elementary honor choir way back in the day (7 or 8 years ago). Lol. Thanks for posting.

[ZhuZhuWebkinz101]

@TheGalFromKalamazoo i love this song also

[ZhuZhuWebkinz101]

@TheGalFromKalamazoo me too

[TheGalFromKalamazoo]

I sang this song back in 5th  or 6th grade - about 20 years ago! Great song :)

[tmssrules]

I sing this song at my school it's annoying no one knows it my teacher like ugh sry u guys r good singers I just hate this song and I wanted to c if like it was real or if my music teacher just made it up

[leslielovesbilly]

This song has always touched my heart since I was the age of these children many years ago as I am now 32.. Still brings many memories of Mr.Seitz's Music class. Good times.

[Nathanity1000]

@PokemonHackerFan same here man