Raised up in Kentucky
In a cabin cold and bare
Reading by the fireside

He got his learning there

Earned his keep by splitting logs

He grew so lean and strong
He could fight against a bully
Or turn right a mighty wrong


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people

Oh, what a wonderous man was he
What a plain, what a humble man was he


Then he went to Springfield
Started practicing the law
Folks began to know his name

From Maine to Arkansas

But when the people called him

Into politics, he went
'Cause he had a date with destiny
To be the President


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people

Oh, what a wonderous man was he
And his name will remain in memory


When he was elected
O'er his country to preside
Rich or poor, to everyone

His door was open wide

And when he felt the sorrow

Of a nation in distress
What he said will live forever
In the Gettysburg Address


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people

Oh, what a wonderous man was he
What a kind, what an honest man was he


Then one dark and fateful night
That history will recall
He went to the theater

In his silk hat and his shawl

There a shot was fired

By a scoundrel known as Booth
And Abe Lincoln died because
He stood for liberty and truth


Young Abe Lincoln
Loved all the people

Oh, what a wonderous man was he
Gave his life so that
People could be free


Down in Washington
There stands a monument today

People come to honor him
From near and far away


And though it's nigh a century
That he's been dead and gone
His truth goes marching on