Don’t Tread On Old Glory

December 28, 2011 at 21:05

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Don’t Tread On Old Glory

From the high mountain peaks to the low desert plains, and the lakes of Minnesota,
From the towns and the cities to the high rise buildings from New York to California.
United we stand as they strike up the band, singin’ anthems to Old Glory,
Yet some will say we wanna have our way, so they burned Old Glory.

Now don’t burn Old Glory ‘cause if you do boys, you’re treadin, on our liberty.
Don’t step on Old Glory ‘cause when you do boys, you’re walkin’ all over me,
Don’t tread on Old Glory.

Lookin’ back through the years there was blood, sweat, and tears fightin’ for Old Glory.
So many have died keeping freedom alive, don’t lose Old Glory.
Let’s pledge our allegiance to the Flag, be one nation under God, so we can stand and fight,
‘Cause the time is right, for us to save Old Glory.

Well, don’t burn Old Glory ‘cause if you do boys, you’re treading on our liberty.
Don’t step on Old Glory ‘cause when you do boys, you’re walkin’ all over me,
Don’t tread on Old Glory.

Instrumental

Now don’t burn Old Glory ‘cause if you do boys, you’re treading on our liberty.
Don’t step on Old Glory ‘cause when you do boys, you’re walkin’ all over me,
Don’t tread on Old Glory.
Don’t tread on Old Glory.
Don’t tread on Old Glory.

Music by: Russ Marsh
Lyrics by: Russ Marsh
© Copyright by Russ Marsh 1989

Why I wrote the Song:

I remember very clearly the time when they started burning and desecrating the flag; I could not believe this, and how they treated Old Glory, a great symbol of this country and what it stood for as expressed in my song, “America Forever”.

With help from my sister, Jacque and a friend, Larry Seely, I came up with “Don’t Tread on Old Glory”.
Later, I was so appalled with what they did with the flag at a museum and proceeded to express my indignation with my song right there at the museum…. So impressed was Senator Orin Hatch when he heard it that he himself read it into the Congressional Record , the first song to ever be read in that meeting and to have that honor……..