IS ANYBODY THERE?

OK, I know I've posted this before, but here is the song from the musical 1776 that inspired the title of this blog. The inspiration for this song came from the 2nd letter to Abigail Adams from John Adams on 3 July 1776 that I posted yesterday (John Adams on Congress Declaring Independence ).

1776

Charles Thompson

I have been in anticipation of receiving a reply

In response to my last fifteen dispatches

Is anybody there?

Does anybody care?

Does anybody care?

John Adams

Does anybody see what I see?

They want me to quit

They say, John, give up the fight

Still, to England, I say,

Good night forever, good night!

For I have crossed the Rubicon

Let the bridge be burned behind me,

come what may,

Come what may

COMMITMENT!

The croakers all say we'll rue the day

There'll be Hell to pay in fiery Purgatory

Through all the gloom, through all the gloom

I can see the rays of ravishing light

And glory.

Is anybody there?

Does anybody care?

Does any body see what I see?

I see fireworks,

I see the pageant and pomp and parade

I hear the bells ringing out

I hear the cannons roar

I see Americans - all Americans

Free, forever more

How quiet, how quiet the chamber is

How silent, how silent the chamber is

Is anybody there?

Does anybody care?

Does anybody see What I see?