(Tune: 'Hi Lee, Hi Lo, Hi Lup up up') <br /> <br />We want a bridge at Echols Street! <br /> We need it right away! <br />We're showing all the townspeople <br /> By marching here today. <br /> <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up; <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup. <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up; <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup. <br /> <br />It's something we've been waiting for <br /> Throughout so many years; <br />And in the process we have shed <br /> A lot of sweat and tears. <br /> <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up; <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup. <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up; <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup. <br /> <br />That Maple Avenue is such <br /> A long way all around. <br />A bridge at Echols Street that's safe <br /> Is needed by our town. <br /> <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up; <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup. <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up; <br /> Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup. <br /> <br /> <br />(Children's march to Town Hall, Vienna, Virginia, May 25,1963) .<br /><br />Frank V. Gardner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-want-a-bridge-at-echols-street/
