Social Media, like America has some of the same core values, namely Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. In that spirit, I have taken the liberty of rewriting lyrics of the famous American patriotic song America the Beautiful originally written by Katharine Lee Bates. I call it Social Media the Beautiful.
O beautiful for spacious web,
For the circles and waves,
For checking news while riding the cab
And saving it to my faves!
Social media! Social media!
LinkedIn shed its grace on thee,
And crown thy good with deals
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for geek’s feet
Whose stern impassion’d stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness.
Social media! Social media!
Google and Facebook mend thine ev’ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in privacy control,
Thy liberty in law.
O beautiful for Egyptian heroes prov’d
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life.
Social media! Social media!
May SEO thy gold refine
Till all success be Tweets,
And ev’ry webpage divine.
O beautiful for small business dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine shiny brands go viral Unrestrained by fears.
Social media! Social media!
May the Joes and Janes of this world shed their grace on thee,
And crown thy good with Likes
From sea to shining sea.
Here the original song by Elvis along with the original lyrics below it.
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassion’d stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness.
America! America!
God mend thine ev’ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.
O beautiful for heroes prov’d
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life.
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev’ry gain divine.
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears.
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.
Happy 4th of July
