# "God Bless America!" ... YOU write the second verse!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-you-write-the-second-verse/269262>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 14, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-you-write-the-second-verse/269262 "2004-10-14T20:59:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-you-write-the-second-verse/269262/1 "2004-10-14T20:59:56Z")

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From [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=280613), I expressed my concern that Irving Berlin’s GBA needs a second verse.

Take a crack at it.

We’ll all critique.

Constructively. Of course. Constructively.

Go ahead.

I dare ya.

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**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-you-write-the-second-verse/269262/2 "2004-10-14T21:55:43Z")

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“God Bless America!”

"Land that has a constitution that… Well… Such things don’t speak to the equality of America. What we need is a patrotic song that will stand up for what is right in verse. If I am elected the song, I will not have a litmus test for cadences. This is one of the main issues in American songcraft today, and we must be resolute on issues such as these the present issues to the issue-concerned American vocalist.  
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**Author:** ![TitoBenito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@TitoBenito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TitoBenito)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-america-you-write-the-second-verse/269262/3 "2004-10-14T22:33:28Z")

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There is America.  
Just so you know  
You can find her, she’s right there  
Just Between Canada ‘nd Mexico  
From Long Island, to Nebraska,  
To Los Angeles, its real far  
There is America  
Don’t go by car