We sailed our ship down the Hudson River To the wild Atlantic we said farewell On Staten Island when we landed There we had our tale to tell
We're the poor, the huddled masses We have crossed the lonely sea Left the Old World for the New World Left the old ways to be free
We left our homes in forty-seven Turned our backs against the wind From our ships of creakin' timber We bid farewell to a famished land
We're the poor, the huddled masses We have crossed the lonely sea Left the Old World for the New World Left the old ways to be free
With heavy hearts we left behind us Memories of better days Old men talkin', laughin' As we danced the night away
We're the poor, the huddled masses We have crossed the lonely sea Left the Old World for the New World Left the old ways to be free
Still we hear their voices calling On the wind we hear their sound Friends and loved ones, old and young ones Lie beneath the fallen mound
We're the poor, the huddled masses We have crossed the lonely sea Left the Old World for the New World Left the old ways to be free
Now those years are far behind us Now our spirits have grown strong In this land that gave us freedom And the will to carry on
We're the poor, the huddled masses We have crossed the lonely sea Left the Old World for the New World Left the old ways to be free
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