Lyrics & Music by: Lynn Ahrens
Performed by: Lori Lieberman
My grandmother came from Russia
A satchel on her knee,
My grandfather had his father's cap
He brought from Italy
They'd heard about a country
Where life might let them win,
They paid the fare to America
And there they melted in
Lovely Lady Liberty
With her book of recipes
And the finest one she's got
is the great American melting pot
The great American melting pot
America was founded by the English,
But also by the Germans, Dutch, and French
The principle still sticks;
Our heritage is mixed
So any kid could be the president
You simply melt right in,
It doesn't matter what your skin,
It doesn't matter where you're from,
Or your religion, you jump right in
To the great American melting pot
The great American melting pot
Ooh, what a stew, red, white, and blue
America was the New World
And Europe was the Old
America was the land of hope,
Or so the legend told
On steamboats by the millions,
In search of honest pay,
Those nineteenth century immigrants sailed
To reach the USA
Lovely Lady Liberty
With her book of recipes
And the finest one she's got
Is the great American melting pot
The great American melting pot
What good ingredients,
Liberty and immigrants
They brought the country's customs,
Their language and their ways
They filled the factories, tilled the soil,
Helped build the USA
Go on and ask your grandma,
Hear what she has to tell
HOW great to be American
And something else as well
Lovely Lady Liberty
With her book of recipes
And the finest one she's got
IS the great American melting pot
The great American melting pot
The great American melting pot
The great American melting pot