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This week marks the one year anniversary of the release of Jake Paul’s infamous music video, It’s Everyday Bro. My APUSH students and I wrote and recorded this parody music video starring some of your favorite Founding Fathers (and Mother — Remember the Ladies!) celebrating the American Revolution. We wrote the lyrics several months ago but didn’t get around to recording until after the exam — just in time for the one year anniversary!
VERSE ONE (Thomas Jefferson)
Independence Day bro, revolutionary flow
Declaring US independence on July 4
I wrote a list of grievances,
George III is next
Now the colonies are states,
got some muscles to flex
Wrote a Declaration too
and I’m coming with a crew
Defending life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, too
And I heard that you’re not down with the red white and blue
Yeah, I’m talking about you,
in case I failed to mention
Don’t have Twitter or a phone
but I’ve still got you in my sights
You’re ty-ran-ni-cal too & I got evidence to prove
And Locke’s philosophy too
You should give it some research
And I’m for religious freedom
disestablish England’s god church.
Virginia’s where I’m from.
Tobacco’s my income.
The war’s already won.
We make those Redcoats Run.
We shoot them with our guns.
We’ve only just begun.
This will not be undone.
USA’s number one.
VERSE TWO (Thomas Paine and John Hancock)
You know it’s Thomas Paine and my sense stayin’ common
Yes, I can write
while America is armin’
England ain’t a city
It’s a poorly governed nation
So the US should get out
I’ll pass to John Hancock
‘Cause he signed the Declaration
On the Declaration you can’t miss my name
And that’s my claim to fame
Independent nation
Now we’re showing up
Powder in my wig
And now I’m glowin’ up
Like King, who? George who? Who are you?
All this paper I stack too,
I know British gonna hate
Where were they? Seized my ship back in ’68
They need to get their facts straight
Business brought me to the top, now I’m really poppin’ off
Henry Knox Ticonderoga
Put these cannons at your door
Brits couldn’t hold the spot so they all going
They’re leaving Boston, Patriots are all rollin’
Washington, *****
We back again, Patriots to the last
What day is it? … I thought you’d never ask
VERSE THREE (Benedict Arnold)
Yes, I used to be a continental soldier
Then my horse fell on top my leg like a boulder
I loved the USA, a cripple for my country
Then I met a pretty British sympathizing honey
Conspired to hand over keys to West Point
And then I got caught — George, I hate to disappoint ya
Should’ve been a hero but now I play the villain
Benedict Arnold, representin’ …
Britain
VERSE FOUR (Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson)
Yo, it’s Abby Adams
I read a lot of books
My husband John Adams
Got the British shook
Then at Bunker Hill
British lives got took
Boston ain’t your home?
Then stop calling my phone
These redcoats make me groan
They won’t leave me alone
Dang, it smells good
Is that your tea and scones?
Is that your tea and scones?
Look we got a French loan
Battle of Saratoga
Yes, we won that, you see
General Gates was in the zone
Time for British to go home
And they ask me what I make
I said is crops I raise for cash
Always plug agrarianism
And I will see you on the 4th
Independence Day Bro
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