War of 1812 (Katy Perry 'Roar' Parody) - @MrBettsClass

Hear the Warhawks "roar" their way into the US's first officially declared war!

We use to trade with France and with England,
But then they started to impress our men,
Not by enrapturing them,
Instead by capturing them,
So we said to both "we can 't be bros"
1807, passed an embargo,
But it destroyed our trade,
What a mistake we made,
In 1810 we told them,
With just one we could be friends,
France was first and now we can,
Be amis with Napoleon,
England's worse than ever now,
All their warships are on the prowl,
There's just one choice that we have
We must show we do not play, listen to Henry Clay and fight them,
Cause we are the warhawks, and we want to go to war!
On to Canada, and de-Brit the continent,
We want to go to war!
Things are not going quite as we planned,
Britain got the Native Americans,
Fighting us in the west ,
This war is such a mess,
France has fallen, England can, send over here all of its men,
They're storming into DC now, and the White House just got burnt down,
McHenry 's still standing strong, Francis Key just wrote a song,
And in New Orleans, Old Hickory won,
At least we proved we're a fighter, not a colony, to be messed with now quick, sign that treaty
Cause we got to end this war
Not one inch of Territory Ceded or Lost
Not bad for our first war!

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[ayeeehailey]

I just want you to know your American History music videos have become a staple in my 5th grade classroom! My students absolutely LOVE jamming out to your videos and get so excited when I have a new one to share with them! They'll ask me to replay them to the point where they've memorized your entire song - and have some dance moves to add. Thank you for taking your time to make these educational, hilarious, and fun videos. I truly appreciate them and the excitement they spark for Social Studies :)

[andrewtruax]

I know for a fact that it is hard to hit those high notes.

[zoejohnson]

My class watched this two days in a row. Needless to say the whole 7th grade at my school (like 163 kids) are singing this!i love it!

[jackiehemsley]

Mr. Bett - My class is loving your videos! Thank you for sharing them!

[nikitagarrett]

We watched u in class yesterday now I'm using it to study

[rebeccaroach]

Could I have made it through this first year of teaching middle school History without Mr Betts? The answer is a resounding "NO!". Not a week goes by that at least 1-2 songs are included in my lesson plans.
My students like to listen to music when we have free time, which means we've been listening to Jamestown Colony - their favorite - since sometime in September...6 months ago.
We love you, Mr Betts! Thanks for the awesomeness. :)

[jaybird]

My student said that this song changed him. He will forever be a fan of your music!!!

[brandonpiech]

1:02 when you hit the high notes perfectly

[Breyerloverever]

These songs are *SO HELPFUL!* I was taking a practice exam and I realized how much these songs come in handy!

[RSMHistory]

Absolutely brilliant! From one history teacher to another-- a tip of the hat.. Subscribed! :)

[clytemnestra]

i like how he used a us navy shirt to represent john adams

[melea]

I'm a ztudent and my techer loves your songs the kids crack up keep it up!!

[jaynepynes]

My kids love music. They love humor. They love off-key singing. They will love this tomorrow!

[Cheesesticksk]

My teacher Mr. Campbell showed me this and now It's stuck in my head 😅

[makenziemacpherson]

We watch you in class today and I loved it fiers

[gennaromure]

My teacher is making us watch your videos, so we still have a cool teacher in quarantine :)

[sandymoran]

This is a great video. This helped a lot. Thank you Mr.Betts

[heathbar]

the voice crack😂 your the 2nd best Mr. Betts. have a good 2020 be safe from corona!

[landyvelek]

You are amazing! Thanks for making my class even more fun! My kids love watching your videos!

[briankitts]

You're crazy! I'm not sure how you had the time to make all these or what took me so long to find them but my students and I LOVE these. I use them to wrap up units/ideas. Thanks for all the hard work!