The New Colossus
© Christina Shinkle 2017 all rights reserved.
Based on the poem “The New Colossus” By Emma Lazarus written in 1883
Mother of Exiles
The New Colossus
You can see her from the Brooklyn Bridge
A mighty woman
Doesn’t use intimidation
She stands and receives immigrants
Bring me your tired and your poor
Bring me your huddled masses yearning
To breathe free
Send them on to me
I’ll show them hospitality
If you need a new start
Come and see me
Welcome to the New World
Welcome to the New World
Welcome to the New World
Says Lady Liberty
This land and its people
Have been helping new arrivals
We’ve done this for centuries
Most of us are not from here
Have we forgotten our own stories?
We Don’t Handcuff Refugees
Lightning’s imprisoned in her torch
For her throwdown she’s holding open
The Golden Door
Send them on to me…
Welcome to the New World…
Welcome to the New World...