because its the first one and practically everyone knows it
There are no other variations for verse one of the Star Spangled Banner.
And the home of the brave.
The flag of the United States of America known as the "Star Spangled Banner" was flying over Fort McHenry on the morning of September 14th, 1814 after a 25 hour bombardment by British warships during the War of 1812. When the young lawyer, Francis Scott Key, awoke in the early morning light and saw the flag was still there he immediately started penning a poem, "In Defense of Fort M'Henry." The last lines of the first verse... "O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" The name stuck especially when his poem became our National Anthem.
Oh say can you seeby the dawns early light....
Fourth VerseOh, thus be it ever when free men shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's desolation!Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n rescued landPraise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation!Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,And this be our motto, "In God is our trust"And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
There are no other variations for verse one of the Star Spangled Banner.
The last line of the Star-Spangled Banner isn't a question, it's a statement:"And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall waveo'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."The last line of the first verse does end with a question, quite similar to the statement except the first part is "O, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave".
Racism was linked to it.
And the home of the brave.
it means is the flag up in the morning before every one wakes up
He prolly wouldn't have started it "oh say can you see." 'cause He wouldn't have seen it.
The Star Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. It was written as a poem by Francis Scott Key in 1814, during the defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the War of 1812. A spangle is a decoration sewn into fabric or clothing (think along the lines of sequins). In this case, the star spangles are the stars in the upper left corner of the flag of the United States (the flag is the "banner", which is another word for a flag). The national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner" actually has four verses, but only the first is commonly sung. The last two lines of the first verse ask, "Oh, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave / O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?"
The flag of the United States of America known as the "Star Spangled Banner" was flying over Fort McHenry on the morning of September 14th, 1814 after a 25 hour bombardment by British warships during the War of 1812. When the young lawyer, Francis Scott Key, awoke in the early morning light and saw the flag was still there he immediately started penning a poem, "In Defense of Fort M'Henry." The last lines of the first verse... "O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" The name stuck especially when his poem became our National Anthem.
Oh say can you seeby the dawns early light....
Fourth VerseOh, thus be it ever when free men shall standBetween their loved homes and the war's desolation!Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n rescued landPraise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation!Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,And this be our motto, "In God is our trust"And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,A home and a country should leave us no more!Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.No refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.' And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!