The Lees of Old Virginia
Ron Holgate & Howard da Silva & William Daniels * Track #4 On 1776 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Album 1776 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- #1Overture
Sherman Edwards
- #2Sit Down, John
William Daniels
- #3Piddle, Twiddle, And Resolve
William Daniels & Virginia Vestoff
- #4The Lees of Old Virginia
Ron Holgate & Howard da Silva & William Daniels
- #5But, Mr. Adams
Original Motion Picture Cast of 1776
- #6Yours, Yours, Yours
Original Motion Picture Cast of 1776
- #7He Plays The Violin
Blythe Danner
- #8Momma, Look Sharp
Original Motion Picture Cast of 1776
- #9The Egg
Original Motion Picture Cast of 1776
- #10Molasses To Rum
John Cullum
- #11Is Anybody There?
William Daniels
- #12Finale
Original Motion Picture Cast of 1776
The Lees of Old Virginia by Ron Holgate (Ft. Howard da Silva & William Daniels)
Produced by
Jack L. WarnerWrited by
Sherman EdwardsAbout
Richard Henry Lee, with artistic licence, is painted in this song and the surrounding scene as something of a buffoon – an aristocratic simpleton in love with his own name and easily manipulated, through flattery, by the cleverer Franklin and Adams.
In reality, Richard Henry Lee was recognized as o...
The Lees of Old Virginia Lyrics
[LEE, spoken]
Whoa, boy! Steady! You've come to the one colony that can get the job done - Virginia! The land that gave us our glorious Commander in Chief - George Washington! - will now give the continent its proposal on independence! When Virginia proposes, the South is bound to follow! And where the South goes, the middle colonies go! Gentlemen, salute! To Virginia: the Mother of American Independence!
[ADAMS, spoken]
Incredible... we're free and he hasn't even left yet! What makes you so sure that you can do it?
[LEE, spoken]
Hah!
(sung)
My name is Richard Henry Lee
Virginia is my home
My name is Richard Henry Lee
Virginia is my home!
And may my horses turn to glue
If I can't deliver up to you
Resolution on independency!
For I am FFV
The first family
In the sovereign colony
Of Virginia!
Yes, the FFV
The oldest family
In the oldest colony
In America!
And may the British burn my land
If I can't deliver to your hand
Resolution on independency
You see
It's here a Lee, there a Lee
And everywhere a Lee, a Lee
[FRANKLIN, spoken]
Social-
Political-
Financial-
Natural-
Internal-
External-
Fraternal-
Eternal-
[LEE]
-Lee!
-Lee!
-Lee!
-Lee!
-Lee!
-Lee!
-Lee!
-Lee!
[FRANKLIN & LEE]
The FFV
The first family
In the sovereign colony
Of Virginia!
[LEE]
And may my wife refuse my bed
If I can't deliver, as I said
Resolution on independency!
[ADAMS, spoken]
Spoken modest-Lee. God help us
[FRANKLIN, spoken]
Oh, he will, John. He will
[LEE]
They say that God in heaven
Is everybody's God
[FRANKIN, spoken]
Amen!
[LEE]
I'll admit that God in heaven
Is everybody's God!
But I tell you John, with pride
God leans a little on the side
Of the Lees! The Lees of old Virginia!
You see it's here a Lee, there a Lee
And everywhere a Lee, a Lee
Here a Lee, there a Lee
And everywhere a Lee
Look out, there's Arthur Lee!
Bobby Lee!
And General Lighthorse Harry Lee!
Willy Lee!
Jesse Lee!
[FRANKLIN, spoken]
And Richard H.?
[LEE, spoken]
That's me!
(sung)
And may my blood stop running blue
If I can't deliver up to you
Resolution on independency
Yes, sir, by God it's
Here a Lee, there a Lee
Come on, boys, join in with me!
[LEE, ADAMS & FRANKLIN]
Here a Lee, there a Lee
[FRANKLIN]
When do you leave?
[LEE]
Immediate-Lee!
[LEE, ADAMS & FRANKLIN]
Here a Lee, there a Lee
[FRANKLIN]
When will you return?
[LEE]
Short-Lee!
[LEE, ADAMS & FRANKLIN]
Here a Lee, there a Lee
[LEE]
And I'll come back triumphant-Lee!
[LEE, ADAMS & FRANKLIN]
Here a Lee, there a Lee
Everywhere a Lee, a Lee
[LEE]
Forward, ho!
The Lees of Old Virginia Q&A
Who wrote The Lees of Old Virginia's ?
The Lees of Old Virginia was written by Sherman Edwards.
Who produced The Lees of Old Virginia's ?
The Lees of Old Virginia was produced by Jack L. Warner.