JamestownK-8 Music Magazine Vol. 17-4

By Teresa Jennings Copyright by Plank Roadhouse Publishing

PP by Susan Johnson

In sixteen- hundred- seven,three ships had sailed the sea

The Susan Constant,Godspeed and Discovery

They landed in Virginia, to start a colony

They came to seek their fortune and opportunity.

Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay

Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today, your story lives today.

They hoped that gold and silver would lie upon the ground

But land was dense with forest and wild game all around

They settled on a river and named it for their king

They built a fort to save them from what this world might bring.

Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay

Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today, your story lives today.

The early days of Jamestown were filled with pain and strife

Starvation, war and sickness became a way of life

If not for those with vision to overcome it’s plight

It often seemed like Jamestown would not survive the fight.

Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay

Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today, your story lives today.

Despite it’s harsh beginnings the colony still grew

As time went on more settlers began their life anew

As history knows the story goes that Jamestown was the one

Whose legacy ensured that our country was begun.

Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay

Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today, your story lives today.

Jamestown, Jamestown, nestled by the bay

Jamestown, Jamestown, your story lives today, your story lives today.