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A monthly magazine for truth, faith, and logic.		 Issue VII,
March 2005

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Independent Once Again!

by Jeff Daiell

Based on Thomas Davis's song of Irish resistance,
"A Nation Once Again."

With Texas fire strong in my blood
I read of our land's freemen,
Who at The Alamo bravely stood,
For all the world to see them.
And so I hope I yet might see
"Annexation" disdained,
And Texas, long a province, be
Independent once again!

Chorus:

Independent once again!
Independent once again!
And Texas, long a province, be
Independent once again!

And from that time, through foreign woe,
That hope, though far, has shone bright;
Nor could the Yankee starburst's glow
Outshine that bold Lone Star's light;
It seemed to watch above my head
Despite conquest's foul shame.
Its voice sang above all dread:
Independent once again!

Chorus:

Independent once again!
Independent once again!
And Texas, long a province, be
Independent once again!

It whisper'd, too, that Freedom's flame,
A cause both high and holy,
Would be profaned and brought to shame
Save by Independence only.
For Freedom comes with autonomy;
We must separation gain.
All Texans now must make our land
Independent once again!

Chorus:

Independent once again!
Independent once again!
And Texas, long a province, be
Independent once again!

© Copyright 2005 by Jeff Daiell

Jeff Daiell is proprietor of Jeff Daiell Communications. He has been a Human Rights activist for over 30 years. He can be contacted at JeffDaiell@yahoo.com.