[Verse 1] Oh beautiful, for heroes proved In liberating strife Who more than self, our country loved And mercy more than life [Chorus] America, America, may God thy gold refine 'Til all success be nobleness And every gain devined And you know when I was in school We used to sing it something like this, listen here [Verse 2] Oh beautiful, for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain But now wait a minute, I'm talking about [Chorus] America, sweet America You know, God done shed his grace on thee He crowned thy good, yes he did, in a brotherhood From sea to shining sea You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this [Outro] (America, America) America, I love you America, you see (God shed his grace on thee) My God, He done shed his grace on thee And you oughta love Him for it Because He, He, He, He, crowned thy good He told me He would, with a brotherhood (From sea to shining sea) Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord (Shining sea)