On the 12th of February 1809
A boy was born in a house of pine
There he lived in a tree log cabin
With his mother, father and rest of his kin
His name is Abraham Lincoln
He grew up in his little cabana
When he was seven he moved to Indiana
Without much schooling he learned to write
When he was at home by the firelight
His name is Abraham Lincoln
At 20 years old and tall as a tree
He held odd jobs that numbered three
He was postmaster, surveyor and clerk at a store
There he slept in the back with “closed” on the door
His name is Abraham Lincoln
In 1836 a lawyer he became
“Honest Abe” was his new nickname
Mary Todd, he’d meet and marry
Four of his children she would carry
His name is Abraham Lincoln
Soon came the year 1858
With Stephen Douglas he’d debate
To be the senator was his goal
But Douglas beat him in the polls
His name is Abraham Lincoln
For two more years a tiger he’d be
Speaking out against slavery
He’d run for President, it was sure to stun
He’d face Douglas once more, but this time he won
His name is Abraham Lincoln.
As sixteenth President he would vow
To end slavery here and now
The south refused and began to secede
The Civil War had begun indeed
His name is Abraham Lincoln
At Bull Run the Union suffers a great defeat
They must make a humiliating retreat
Lincoln learned later lots had gone wrong
He knew this war would be very long
His name is Abraham Lincoln
As the battle raged on, people feared to awaken
For sadness kept growing with each new life taken
To keep our country one great nation
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation
His name is Abraham Lincoln
For three hot days a battle was fought
Victory soon for the Union it brought
At Gettysburg he gave his famous address
Which honored the dead and laid them to rest
His name is Abraham Lincoln
The Civil war had come to an end
Our country soon began to mend
To a second term he was elected
For he was now very well respected
His name is Abraham Lincoln
The 15th of April was such a sad day
Lincoln was shot while attending a play
Bang! Came the shot fired by John Wilkes Booth
And soon the world heard the awful truth….
No more Abraham Lincoln