First his family needed to clear a path THWACK Abe helped his father fell trees In Lincoln's day more than half of Americans lived on farms
Swish THWUMP He cleared brush He pulled stumps yah He plowed fields Soon they had a farm that was better than the one they left behind in Kentucky But farm life didn't always go smoothly
Once Abe planted pumpkin seeds across seven acres of land The next day a storm burst in the hills It flooded down the valley and washed every last seed away
THWACK 2 4 5 SWISH 2 a THWUMP yah During the day Abe mastered soils seeds and seasons hedges ditches and fences At night he learned about stars math and poetry life liberty and the pursuit of happiness Abe marveled at how the founding fathers Thwack Swish Thwump Yah cleared a path for folks like him In many other countries if you were born poor you remained poor The Declaration of Independence gave Abe the freedom to try new things and improve his life
