Schoolhouse Rock! The Preamble (U.S. Constitution)br br To coincide with the upcoming United States bicentennial, a third series, titled "America Rock", airing in 1975 and 1976, had episodes covering the structure of the United States government (such as "I'm Just a Bill") along with important moments in American history (examples include "The Preamble" and "Mother Necessity"). br br br The Preamble (lyrics)br Hey, do you know about the U.S.A.?br Do you know about the government?br Can you tell me about the Constitution?br Hey, learn about the U.S.A.br br In 1787 I'm toldbr Our founding fathers did agreebr To write a list of principlesbr For keepin' people free.br br The U.S.A. was just startin' out.br A whole brand-new country.br And so our people spelled it outbr The things that we should be.br br And they put those principles down on paper and called it the Constitution, and it's been helping us run our country ever since then. The first part of the Constitution is called the preamble and tells what those founding fathers set out to do.br br We the people,br In order to form a more perfect union,br Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,br Provide for the common defense,br Promote the general welfare andbr Secure the blessings of libertybr To ourselves and our posteritybr Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.br br In 1787 I'm toldbr Our founding fathers all sat downbr And wrote a list of principlesbr That's known the world around.br br The U.S.A. was just starting outbr A whole brand-new country.br And so our people spelled it outbr They wanted a land of liberty.br br And the Preamble goes like this:br br We the people,br In order to form a more perfect union,br Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,br Provide for the common defense,br Promote the general welfare andbr Secure the blessings of libertybr To ourselves and our posteritybr Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.br br For the United States of America...br br Note:br The lyrics here have a slightly abridged wording of the Preamble to the United States Constitution. The actual document starts, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union...