The song is available on Judy Leonard's Places and Faces of America Mini Musical.

She took her name from the phone book
She made her clothes from burlap sacks
But from the day she learned to fly
She never thought of looking back

In World War II she flew a bomber
She was the fastest thing around
She took a Sabrejet in 53
And broke the speed of sound

Jackie Cochran (Jackie Cochran)
Jackie Cochran is her name
Just like her, we won’t give up
Until we live our dream
We can face it, we can make it
We can take on anything
Just like her, we won’t give up
Until we live our dream

The day he first met Admiral Peary
He was just a stock room clerk
But that took him on a journey
To find the top of the earth
Time after time he sailed to Greenland
Where he fought the ice and cold
Farther north than any man before
The first to reach the pole

Matthew Henson (Matthew Henson)
Matthew Henson is his name
Just like him, we won’t give up
Until we live our dream
We can face it, we can make it
We can take on anything
Just like him, we won’t give up
Until we live our dream

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