"America the Beautiful"
Katharine Lee Bates
(with Japanese Choral Society of Washington)

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

"Don't Worry Be Happy"
Bobby McFerrin
(with National Children's Chorus)

Here's a little song I wrote,
you might want to sing it note for note:
Don't worry, Be happy.

In ev'ry life we have some trouble,
but when you worry you make it double.
Don't worry, Be happy.

Ain't got no place to lay your head,
somebody came and took your bed,
Don't worry, Be happy.

The landlord say your rent is late,
he may have to litigate.
Don't worry, Be happy.

Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style,
ain't got no girl to make you smile,
Don't worry, Be happy.

'Cause when you worry your face will frown,
and that will bring everybody down.
Don't worry, Be happy.

"Let Peace and Justice Lead the Way"
Rollo Dilworth
(with The Washington Chorus)

Let peace and justice lead the way. (x’s 3)
Let peace and justice lead!
Let love and kindness lead the way. (x’s)
Let love and kindness lead!
Let hope and courage lead the way. (x’s)
Let hope and courage lead!

“United in Purpose”
Rollo Dilworth

The onus is upon us all to work to
improve the human condition.
Perform good deeds, for that is truly
the way to battle the forces of
entropy that are at work in
our world.

The composite of all our efforts can
have an effect. Good done anywhere
is good done everywhere.

When we unite in purpose
we are greater than the sum of
our parts.

“Lean on Me”
Bill Withers

Sometimes in our lives, we all have
pain, we all have sorrow.
But if we are wise, we know that
there’s always tomorrow.

Lean on me, when you’re not strong,
I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you
carry on.
For it won’t be long ‘til I’m gonna
need somebody to lean on.

You just call on me brother when you
need a hand.
We all need somebody to lean on.
You might just have a problem that
I’ll understand.
We all need somebody to lean on.

“Don’t Stop Believin’”
Journey

Just a small-town girl, living in a
lonely world.
She took the midnight train
going anywhere.

Just a city boy, born and raised in
South Detroit.
He took the midnight train
going anywhere.

A singer in a smokey room,
the smell of wine and cheap perfume.
For a smile they can share the night,
it goes on and on, and on, and on.

Strangers, waiting
up and down the boulevard.
Their shadows searching in the night.
Streetlight people,
living just to find emotion.
Hiding somewhere in the night.

Working hard to get my fill;
everybody wants a thrill.
Paying anything to roll the dice just
one more time.
Some will win, some will lose,
some were born to sing the blues.
Oh, the movie never ends
it goes on and on, and on, and on.

Strangers, waiting
up and down the boulevard.
Their shadows searching in the night.
Streetlight people,
living just to find emotion.
Hiding somewhere in the night.

Don't stop believin'
hold on to that feelin'
streetlight people.