America 250: from A to Shining Z

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From St. Augustine to Astoria
and from Baltimore to Bend,
our nation has much cause to celebrate.
From Crystal Lake to Concord
and from Denver to Detroit,
we’re pulling out the stops in every state.

In Evanston and Encinitas
Frankenmuth and Fairbanks too,
there are parties planned to honor Uncle Sam.
In Granite Falls and Great Falls,
also Hilo and in Hays,
celebrations are on tap that are so grand.

Ithica and Iowa City,
Jackson Hole and Jacksonville
will not just sit back and let this day go by.
Kishwaukee and Kenosha,
Louisville and Lancaster,
have a host of flags and banners set to fly.

Mystic Seaport, Minnetonka,
Naperville and New Haven
are invested in America’s soiree.
So are Omaha and Ogden,
Pendleton and Pittsburgh, too.
Uncle’s birthday is a time for us to play!

Quincy, Quilcene and Queensbury,
Renton, Rancho Santa Fe
join the shindig that we’ve all been waiting for.
So will San Jose and Scranton,
Tallahassee and Tempe!
It’s enough to make our grateful nation roar.

Union City and Uvalde,
Victorville and Vero Beach
are communities most grateful for our past.
Walnut Creek and Winston-Salem,
Xanadu and Xenia
are determined that this birthday bash will last.

Yonkers, York and Ypsilanti
call on Zion and Zeeland
to complete the list Saint Augustine began.
We’re a great big diverse family
that will pause on July 4th
to thank o