I Hear America Singing

Season 2Episode 1160 minDec 10, 1962

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear; Those of mechanicsâ€”each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong; The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work; The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boatâ€”the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck; The shoemaker singing as he sits on his benchâ€”the hatter singing as he stands; The wood-cutter's songâ€”the ploughboy's, on his way in the morning, or at the noon intermission, or at sundown; The delicious singing of the motherâ€”or of the young wife at workâ€”or of the girl sewing or washingâ€”Each singing what belongs to her, and to none else; The day what belongs to the dayâ€”at night, the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs. Come! some of you! still be flooding The States with hundreds and thousands of mouth-songs fit for The States only. Walt Whitman, Leaves of Gr

I Hear America Singing has aired on Dec 10, 1962

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