Chorus:
In the early 1600's the English crossed the sea
Three different groups as you can see
The Pilgrims left England for religious liberty
The Puritans came for land, the Virginians for money
The Pilgrims governed their people with the Mayflower Compact
The Virginians House of Burgesses was Jamestown's governing act
This brought law and order to those living there
But many died from lack of food and the weather was severe
Chorus:
In the early 1600's the English crossed the sea
Three different groups as you can see
The Pilgrims left England for religious liberty
The Puritans came for land, the Virginians for money
The Puritans settled in Boston, but they came prepared
Led by John Winthrop they had shelter and enough food to spare
Chorus:
In the early 1600's the English crossed the sea
Three different groups as you can see
The Pilgrims left England for religious liberty
The Puritans came for land, the Virginians for money
The greed of the Virginians almost made them fail
But John Smith pushed them to prevail
When they planted tobacco, then the profits came
They traded crops for gold on the River James
Chorus:
In the early 1600's the English crossed the sea
Three different groups as you can see
The Pilgrims left England for religious liberty
The Puritans came for land, the Virginians for money
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