Thomas Jefferson (FULL)

[Chorus] Thomas Jefferson, a founding force, Pen to paper, changing the course, From Monticello to the nation's heart, He set the stage, he played the part. [Verse 1] From Virginia’s lands, born and raised, With a vision bright, a future blazed, Drafted words that made us free, The Declaration, his legacy. A scholar, a leader, a man of grace, In the halls of history, he found his place, With every stroke of his mighty pen, He carved the rights of freeborn men. [Chorus] Thomas Jefferson, a founding force, Pen to paper, changing the course, From Monticello to the nation's heart, He set the stage, he played the part. [Verse 2] As President, he doubled our land, With the Louisiana Purchase, a bold stand, (Bold stand) Lewis and Clark, he sent them west, To chart the unknown, to find the best. An architect, a thinker, a man of might, Building Monticello, reaching new heights, (1809) Through trials and tribulations, he held firm, In liberty’s light, he saw the long term. [Bridge] But not without flaws, contradictions stand, A man of freedom, yet owned the land, Slavery's shadow, a complex tale, In the light of progress, some fail. [Verse 3] In science and art, his passions soared, Founding universities, knowledge stored, (forever stored) A Renaissance man, ahead of his time, With ideals lofty, and mountains to climb. His words echo, across the years, In the nation's laughter, in its tears, A legacy vast, a story grand, Thomas Jefferson, forever will stand. (forever stand) [Chorus] Thomas Jefferson, a founding force, Pen to paper, changing the course, From Monticello to the nation's heart, He set the stage, he played the part. [Outro] So here's to Jefferson, raise a cheer, For his vision bold, we hold dear, In the books of history, his name will ring, Thomas Jefferson, let freedom sing. [Silence] (Pen and Paper with the American Flag)