Use Songs to Teach Your Kids Revisionist History

Sesame Street and others of its kind have a real knack for teaching kids important facts and ideas with the use of creative communication, like puppets, cartoons and songs. It is with this in mind that I present the first in a series of posts about teaching your kids principles of dissolution and distrust of government through the use of short songs set to the tune of Yankee Doodle.

I would say don't teach your kids more than one or two verses at a time. Make sure they really have them down before teaching them any more.

Verse 1

In seventeen and seven'-six

some signed the Declaration.

Instead of ending tyranny

they started a new nation.

Chorus

Dissolution is the way

to end state misery!

Break it into tiny bits

for peace and liberty.

Verse 2

The Federalists deigned to rule

after the "Revolution."

To centralize the government

they wrote the Constitution.

Verse 3

Alexander Hamilton

wanted a central bank,

inflation, high taxation,

for these him you can thank!

Verse 4

Washington while President,

Whiskey Rebellion halted.

Used armies against citizens,

their liberties assaulted.

Verse 5

Adams was a petty man;

he hated criticism.

He signed a law to put detractors

in a federal prison.

Verse 6

Jefferson was freedom's friend

until he rose in office.

Bought up land with currency

he'd stolen from the coffers.

Verse 7

Madison helped pen the words

that follow "We the People."

Too bad he didn't follow back

while in the nation's steeple.

Feel free to use, share and distribute these at your convenience. More verses to follow.

M.A. Hargett