(Tune: 'Hi Lee, Hi Lo, Hi Lup up up')
We've got a bridge at Echols Street
And it is built to stay.
We're thanking all the townspeople
By marching here today.
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up;
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup.
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up;
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup.
A bridge is what we've waited for
For oh so many years.
And now our eyes are smiling
Instead of crying tears.
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up;
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup.
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up;
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup.
For shopping and the library
We now don't go around
Because the bridge at Echols Street
Has let us join the town.
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up;
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup.
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup up up;
Hi lee, hi lo, hi lup.
Children's march to Echols Street Bridge,
Vienna, Virginia, May 30,1964
Frank V. Gardner
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-ve-got-a-bridge-at-echols-street/
