When The Land And They Were Young
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My people sailed across the sea
In ships with great white wings
To work in peace and liberty
Away from wars and kings
They turned their backs on all they knew
And faced the setting sun
What dreams they had of freedom when
The land and they were young
Young women fleeing Cossack raids
Brought strong work-hardened hands
To run the mills and factories
Of this new and growing land
They gave their hands to strange machines
Their lips to foreign tongues
They gave their youth to sweatshops when
The land and they were young
Young men escaping with their lives
From Poland's ancient wars
Driven by a dream of peace
Came to this country's shores
It took them in with open arms
And sent them back with guns
To bleed again in Europe when
The land and they were young
Now those of us who tell their tales
And proudly call their names
Must lift their torch from where it fell
And fan it into flames
It is for us to breathe to life
The work they had begun
Oh what a dream they gave us when
The land and they were young