These Social Studies lyrics are available from a variety of albums. Use songs to teach American geography, government, history, patriotism, and culture.
American Geography Songs
The 50 States and Capitals Song – Tim Pacific
Directions to Nowhere (How to Read a Map) – Joan Maute, Ed.D. 
Gonna Name Our States – Music with Mar.
Great Lakes Jack – Foster Brown
Haul Away Henry Hudson – Skip West
The Key's the Key – Joan Maute, Ed.D.
Makin' Tracks (The Western United States) – Geography Park
New England and Mid-Atlantic States & Capitals Rap – Geography Park
The Names of the States – Learning by Song
Punk Rock States (The Southeast United States) – Geography Park
Shenandoah – Traditional
The State I'm In (The North-Central United States Rap) – Geography Park
Your World At A Glance – Marilyn M. Linford
See all of our worldwide Geography Songs
American Presidents
See our Songs about U.S. Presidents and Presidential Elections
American Patriotic Music
America the Beautiful – Katharine Lee Bates
Battle Hymn of the Republic – Julia Ward Howe
Let's Sing About America – Marilyn M. Linford
My Country 'Tis of Thee – Samuel Francis Smith
My Country 'tis of Thee – Music with Mar.
Patriotic Medley – Judy Leonard
Proud To Be An American – Music with Mar.
Red, White and Blue – Debbie Clement
Red, White and Blue – Two of a Kind
The Star Stangled-Banner – Francis Scott Key
U.S.A. – Learning by Song
When Johnny Comes Marching Home – Patrick S. Gilmore
Yankee Doodle – Traditional
You're a Grand Old Flag – George M. Cohan
American Symbols
Bald Eagle – Learning by Song
Declaration of Independence – Learning by Song
The Gettysburg Address – Abraham Lincoln
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (The Statue of Liberty) 
– Emma Lazarus/Barbara Klaskin Silberg
In the Constitution – Learning by Song
Pledge of Allegiance – Music with Mar.
The Star Stangled-Banner – Francis Scott Key
The Statue of Liberty – Kathleen Wiley
The Statue of Liberty – Emma Lazarus
We the People – Greta Pedersen
American History
Cumberland Gap – Traditional
The Erie Canal and The E-ri-e Canal – Traditional
Government – Jim Thompson
Halfway to Heaven (A 9/11 Tribute) – Hank Fellows
Lewis and Clark – Kathleen Wiley
The Miner's Song (The California Gold Rush) – Learning by Song
On the Fourth of July – Ben Stiefel
The Original 13 Colonies Song – Tim Pacific
The Pony Express – Kathleen Wiley
Remember the Alamo – Kathleen Wiley
The Union States and Confederate States in the Civil War – Tim Pacific
American Heroes, Explorers and Inventors
See our Biographical Songs
American Songs in Remembrance of 9/11/2001
Half Way to Heaven – Hank Fellows
Eternal Flame – Skip West
New Day Dawning – Hank Fellows
One Heart, One Voice – Hank Fellows
The Spirit of America - Hank Fellows
African-American History
See our collection of Black History Music 
American History Musical Plays
13 Colonies - Ron Fink & John Heath
American Revolution - Ron Fink & John Heath
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Ron Fink & John Heath
U.S. Geography - Ron Fink & John Heath
Discovery of America
A Brand New World - Ben Stiefel
A Shorter Way To the Indies - Ben Stiefel
Age of Exploration – Learning by Song
Christopher Columbus - Kathleen Wiley
Columbus Revisited - Two of a Kind
The First Thanksgiving – Learning by Song
Let's Celebrate Columbus Day - Ben Stiefel
The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria - Ben Stiefel
The Pilgrims Sailed Far Across the Sea – Sam Jones
Native American History and Culture
Chief Black Hawk and Bishop Kerns – Kathleen Wiley
First Americans, and So Proud – Learning by Song
Hey, Hey, Watenay – Traditional Ojibwa Lullaby
Native Americans – Josh Ledbetter
Native American Counting Song – Music Movement & Magination
Powwow – Jack Hartmann
Sacajawea – Kathleen Wiley
Squanto – Kathleen Wiley
They Dance for Rain and Rainbows – Sam Jones
Tsa-La-Gi (Cherokee) – Judy Leonard
Wee Hee Nah – Traditional Native American
Ya Ha Haway – Traditional Native American
Economics and Business
Business: What About All This Business? – Frank Bruen
Trading: A Marigold For Company – Frank Bruen
The Miner's Song – Learning by Song
Money: Money, Money – Frank Bruen
Profit: A Frog For Profit – Frank Bruen
Jobs: Getting Things Done – Frank Bruen
World History Songs
The Vikings – David East
Canadian Social Studies Songs
See our Songs about Canadian Culture and History  
See more of our song lyrics from the following subject areas:
Geography, School Concert Songs, Native American, Diversity, Folk, Independence Day, Veteran's Day, Columbus Day, Flag Day, Biographical, Australian, Pilgrims, and Pioneers Song Lyrics
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