I have been looking for the lyrics to that song "ballad for Americans" sinve we sand it in 1976 for a Bicentenial Celebration. Our 5&6th grade chorus was very proud to have learned that along with several other patriotic songs & the songs for each branch of the military.
The best part was our music teacher at the time was a long haired, guitar playing folk singer that all the parents labeled a hippy! Yet she created a show that really shut them up!