When the Whistle Blows
(Call and response)
When the whistle blows
Gotta get on board
There's room for you
So, thank the Lord
When the whistle blows
We all will pray
We shall yet see
Our freedom day.
Truth is disguised
So hard to discern
But we have faith
And we shall learn
The way back home
To claim the rights
That we hold dear
Now we all must fight.
We shall not favor
An idol king
Be he elected
By money's ring
He can't interpret
For his own sake
Our country's honor
Is now at stake.
Take back that flag
That flag is ours
Red, white, and blue
All fifty stars
Our history's song
Still makes us proud
Our light's still dawning
And we'll sing it loud.
Hear freedom's whistle
Gotta get on board
There's room for you
So, thank the Lord.
Now the whistle's blowing
We dare not stray
We shall yet see
Our freedom day.
Malcolm McKinney 2025