Woodrow Wilson (A Life) Lyrics

Well, he came into this life December 28th of 1856

At the Manse in Staunton, Virginia, part of the Wilson family mix

They named him Thomas but they called him Woodrow, from then on, that name sticks

Woodrow grew up, then he went to college, found his passion to debate

He finished Princeton, studied law and was admitted to the bar in Georgia state

In '83, went to John Hopkins, got a doctorate to educate

That same year, he met Ellen, fell in love, wed in '85, then

They had three children, Margaret, Jessie, Eleanor

While he taught at Bryn Mawr, then Wesleyan

Woodrow Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Woodrow Wilson

He worked his way up to be president of Princeton in 1902

In '11, his becoming governor of New Jersey, made the news

Two years later, Woodrow becomes President for his progressive views

Well, he imposed segregation in the federal bureaucracy

His Revenue Act initiated income tax to society

Then, his Federal Reserve Act put the Fed in control of the money

His Ellen died in '14, the same year World War I would ignite

A year later, he remarried, Edith, his new bride

And Woodrow kept the country out of the fight

Woodrow Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Woodrow Wilson

In '16, re-elected, he tried to mediate an end to the War

But Germany refused, so Woodrow sent millions of soldiers to Europe's shore

Overwhelmed, Germany surrendered in '18, and would fight no more

Woodrow won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts made for world peace

But, the strain on him brought on a stroke, his wife, in secret, took over duties

They left in '21 with Harding's election for their home in D.C.

On the 3rd of February, 1924, Woodrow died

His unheeded ideas for peace his legacy

On the $100,000 bill, he resides

Woodrow Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Woodrow Wilson