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To Be an American Lyrics — Jack Black | Dork

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To Be an American Lyrics

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To Be an American

From The Polka King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)2018

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To Be an American

You were born in America How fortunate you are For only in America Can you reach for the highest star You can say what you want Think what you want Do what you want to do Oh, to be an American To be like one of you I came here from a foreign land How fortunate I am And like so many before me You opened up your arms You give me your valleys Your mountains and your plains You give me a love that's true Now I too am American Now I'm just like one of you Now I am an American I am just like one of you Just like you and you

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About this track

"To Be an American" is a song by Jack Black from the album The Polka King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), released in 2018.

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Track 9 of 14Lakeshore Records

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