This is the field of Lexington

Where the war for our freedom was fought

This is the place where men died

So that our liberty could be bought

 

They were farmers and craftsmen most

Who stood on that momentous day

Apprentices and young boys too

Who soon learned that war was not play

 

Though they were hardly warriors

More used to growing beets and pumpkins

These men soon proved they were more

Than a group of country bumpkins

 

The British seemed so much stronger

Than this poorly-trained unlikely band

But these men fought for their liberty

These men fought for their land

 

So despite the time that was coming

Despite the danger at hand

They were firm and did not run

So that all other men could stand

 

And now when I see the place

Where the war for our freedom was begun

I consider it very fortunate

That these farmers were the ones that won

 

We had the courage to rebel

We had the strength to fight

From our example other peoples took strength

And made their own tyrants take flight