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Verse 2
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(C) When Roosevelt came to the land of the (G) hummingbird
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shouts of welcome were (C) heard
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Roosevelt came to the land of the (G) hummingbird
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shouts of welcome were (C)heard
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His visit to their (Am) island is bound to be an
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epoch in (G) local (C) history
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Definitely (Am) marking the new e (G) ra,
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keeping Trinidad in Ameri (C) ca
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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For this great man jubilation,
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was evinced by the entire population
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Friendship for the U.S.A. was shown and from
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his house to stars and the stripes were flown
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For the state to open the gate to the
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president of these United States
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In fact everybody was glad to welcome Roosevelt to Trinidad
Interlude 2
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We are privileged
Verse 4
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president of the great republic
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With his charming and genial per
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sonality and his wonderful urbanity
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We were struck by his modest style and we were
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intrigued by the famous Roosevelt smile
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No wonder why everybody was glad to welcome
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Roosevelt to Trinidad
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Verse 5
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Now we understand that the president has just
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been on a visit to Brazil and the Argentine
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Mr. Cordell Hull in attendance
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they took part in a peace conference
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To stop war and atrocity and make
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the world safe for democracy
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The greatest event in the century in the interest of
Outro 1
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