![]() ![]() The use of the same melody as the British royal anthem can be described as a contrafactum which reworks this symbol of British monarchy to make a statement about American democracy. Samuel Francis Smith wrote the lyrics to "America" in 1831 while a student at the Andover Theological Seminary in Andover, Massachusetts. The melody used is the same as that of the national anthem of the United Kingdom, " God Save the King" (or "God Save the Queen" whenever the monarch is a female ). ![]() The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like " Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of " The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. " My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply " America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. Problems playing this file? See media help.
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