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[Verse 1]
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They crossed the Atlantic Ocean
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Their boats were made of wood
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They landed on the Eastern shore
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And found the land was good
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Most of them settled down
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The others pushed across the Appalachians
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Into the wilderness
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Some in wagons some on foot
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And horses for the rest
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Yes, some got left behind
[Verse 2]
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The others pushed across the Mississippi
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About a mile wide
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To face the great plains thirst and hunger
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Many many died
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Yes, some got left behind
[Verse 3]
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The others pushed across the Rocky Mountains
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The salt flats of Utah
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The waste land of Nevada
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And the high Sierra saw
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That some got left behind
[Verse 4]
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The others pushed on to California
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Those men who knew no rest
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The Pacific Ocean stopped
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Their restless movement west
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Most of them settled down
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The others turned around
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[Verse 5]
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Some turned to the South down to Mexico
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But those people of whose blood I am
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They said we go and settle Oregon
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The people I come from they settled Oregon
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The people I come from
[Outro]
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