I wish I could have signed that day
the wonderful decree
declaring thirteen colonies
were free from tyranny.
If I had been a delegate
from Georgia, Delaware,
I would have proudly signed my name
like Hancock with great flair.
I wish I could have been there when
those gentlemen of note—
John Adams, Franklin, Jefferson—
presented what they wrote.
That Continental Congress heard
them give the reasons why
'twas time to part from England’s rule
and bid King George goodbye.
If I had stood within that hall
when that old bell was rung,
“We’re free! We’re free! We’re really free!”
I gladly would have sung.
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