52 Patriotic Songs That Are The Ultimate Ode To The USA

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Patriotic songs go hand in hand with fireworks and an impressive food spread for the ultimate Fourth of July celebration. From classics like "American Pie" by Don McLean to contemporary songs like Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried," this roundup includes an anthem for everyone to enjoy, no matter their music preference. Make sure to add these patriotic pop, folk, country, and jazz songs to the queue for your Fourth of July celebration.

Patriotic Country Songs

"Mr. Red White and Blue" ⁠

"It's the guts, and it's the glory
A hundred stripes, a hundred stories
It's the 'Pledge of Allegiance' on the Fourth of July..."

—Coffey Anderson

"God Bless the U.S.A."

"I'd thank my lucky stars
To be living here today
Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away..."

—Lee Greenwood

"Ragged Old Flag"

"'I don't like to brag, but we're
kinda proud of that ragged old flag
You see, we got a little hole in that flag there
When Washington took it across the Delaware..."

⁠—Johnny Cash

"Only in America"

"One kid dreams of fame and fortune
One kid helps pay the rent
One could end up going to prison
One just might be president..."

⁠—Brooks and Dunn

"American Soldier"

"And I will always do my duty
No matter what the price
I've counted up the cost
I know the sacrifice..."

⁠—Toby Keith

"American Saturday Night"

"It's a French kiss, Italian ice
Spanish moths in the moonlight
Just another American Saturday night..."

⁠—Brad Paisley

"Take Me Home, Country Roads"

"Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads..."

⁠—John Denver

"Color Me America"

"I am red white and blue
These are colors that ring true
To all I am and feel and love and do
I stand proud and brave and tall
I want justice for us all..."

⁠—Dolly Parton

"All-American Girl"

"And now he's wrapped around her finger
She's the center of his whole world
And his heart belongs to that sweet little beautiful
Wonderful, perfect all-American girl..."

⁠—Carrie Underwood

"American Country Love Song"

"In the back of an old Ford truck
In the bar, just lookin' for love
In a pair of, oh, my blue eyes
Let them fireworks start
That American country love song..."

⁠—Jake Owen

"Made in America"

"He's got the red white blue flying high on the farm
Semper Fi tattooed on his left arm
Spent a little more in the store for a tag in the back that says 'USA'
He won't buy nothing that he can't fix
With WD40 and a Craftsman wrench
He ain't prejudiced, he's just made in America..."

⁠—Toby Keith

"Something to Be Proud Of"

"That's something to be proud of
That's life you can hang your hat on
As your chin's held high as the tears fall down
Gut sucked in, chest stuck out..."

⁠—Montgomery Gentry

"American Kids"

"We were Jesus saved me
Blue jean baby
Born in the USA
Trailer park truck stop
Faded little map dots
New York to LA..."

⁠—Kenny Chesney

"American Honey"

"She grew up on the side of the road
Where the church bells ring
And strong love grows
She grew up good
She grew up slow
Like American honey..."

⁠—Lady A

"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"

"And I'm a child of backseat freedom
Baptized by rock and roll
Marilyn Monroe and the Garden of Eden
Never grow up, never grow old
Just another rebel in the great wide open..."

⁠—Keith Urban

"American Heart"

"She still leans on her dreams but it seems
Sometimes she's the only one who still believes
That life is hard, so she takes it on
With an American heart..."

⁠—Faith Hill

"Chicken Fried"

"Well, I was raised up beneath the shade of a Georgia pine
And that's home you know
Sweet tea, pecan pie, and homemade wine
Where the peaches grow..."

⁠—Zac Brown Band

"Everyday America"

"Oh-whoa, everybody's dreaming big
Oh-whoa, everybody's just getting by
That's how it goes in everyday America
A little town and a great big life..."

⁠—Sugarland

"Red, White & Bluegrass"

"Red, white and bluegrass red, white and blue
These are my true colors and I love my bluegrass, too
(Now you) America, America, let pride and freedom ring
Red, white and bluegrass, let's all stand up and sing⁠..."

—Dolly Parton

"Living in the Promiseland"

"Living in the promiseland
Our dreams are made of steel
The prayer of every man
Is to know how freedom feels..."

—Willie Nelson

"Home"

"It's been a long hard ride
Got a ways to go
But this is still the place
That we all call home..."

—Dierks Bentley

"Independence Day"

"Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day..."

—Martina McBride

"Some Gave All"

"Some stood through for the red, white and blue
And some had to fall
And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall
Some gave all..."

—Billy Ray Cyrus

Patriotic Folk Songs

"American Pie"

"Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
but the levee was dry,
Them good 'ol boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' 'This'll be the day that I die...'"

⁠—Don McLean

"America"

"'Kathy, I'm lost,' I said, though I knew she was sleeping
I'm empty and aching, and I don't know why
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've all come to look for America..."

⁠—Simon & Garfunkel

"This Land Is Your Land"

"This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York island,
From the Redwood forest to the Gulf stream waters,
This land was made for you and me..."

⁠—Woody Guthrie

Patriotic Jazz

"America the Beautiful"

"Oh, beautiful
For spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain..."

⁠—Originally by Katherine Lee Bates and composed by Samuel A. Ward, sung Ray Charles

"Star Spangled Banner"

"O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?"

⁠—Originally by Francis Scott Key, sung by Louis Daniel Armstrong

Patriotic Pop/R&B Songs

"Party in the USA"

"I got my hands up, they're playin' my song
They know I'm gonna be okay
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A.
Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. ..."

—Miley Cyrus

"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"

"Lift every voice and sing
'Til earth and Heaven ring
Ring with the harmonies of liberty..."

⁠—Beyoncé

"Firework"

"You just gotta ignite the light
And let is shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
'Cause baby, you're a firework..."

⁠—Katy Perry

"In America"

"But maybe it's a long shot
Maybe it's a fantasy
We've given all that we got
Baby, we can live the dream..."

⁠—John Legend

"The Star Spangled Banner"

“And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave …"

—Originally by Francis Scott Key, sung by Whitney Houston

"Kids in America"

"New York to east California
There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
We're the kids in America (whoa)
We're the kids in America (whoa)..."

—Kim Wild

"National Anthem"

"Red, white, blue is in the sky
Summer's in the air and baby, heaven's in your eyes
I'm your national anthem..."

—Lana Del Ray

"Made in the U.S.A."

"No matter what the people say,
I know that we'll never break
'Cause our love was made, made in the USA
Made in the USA, yeah..."

—Demi Lovato

"Surfin' U.S.A."

"If everybody had an ocean
Across the U.S.A.
Then everybody'd be surfin'
Like Californ-I-A..."

⁠—The Beach Boys

"America"

"Everywhere around the world
They're coming to America
Every time that flag's unfurled
They're coming to America..."

⁠—Neil Diamond

"God Bless America"

"God bless America
Land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above..."

⁠—Originally composed by Irving Berlin, sung by Celine Dion

Patriotic Rock Songs

"Pink Houses"

"Ah, but ain't that America, for you and me?
Ain't that America? Somethin' to see, baby
Ain't that America? Home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me..."

⁠—John Mellencamp

"Born in the U.S.A."

"Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A. ..."

⁠—Bruce Springsteen

"Sweet Home Alabama"

"Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you..."

⁠—Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Living in America"

"Say it loud and make me proud, ooh
I live in America
Hey, I know what it means
Living in America..."

⁠—James Brown

"Red, White & Blue"

"And my hair's turnin' white
My neck's always been red
My collar's still blue
We've always been here
Just tryna sing the truth to you
Guess you could say
We've always been
Red white & blue..."

⁠—Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Our Country"

"Well I can stand beside
Ideals I think are right
And I can stand beside
The idea to stand and fight
I do believe
There's a dream for everyone
This is our country..."

⁠—John Mellencamp

"Back In the U.S.A."

"Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today
We just touched ground on an international runway
Jet propelled back home from overseas to the U.S.A. ..."

⁠—Chuck Berry

"American Girl"

"Well, she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
Was a little more to life somewhere else
After all it was a great big world
With lots of places to run to..."

⁠—Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

"American Woman"

"American woman
Stay away from me
American woman
Mama, let me be..."

—Lenny Kravitz

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A."

"R O C K in the U.S.A.
R O C K in the U.S.A., yeah
Rockin' in the U.S.A."

—John Mellencamp

Traditional Patriotic Songs

You're a Grand Old Flag — Southern Living

"My Country 'Tis of Thee"

"My country, 'tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside let freedom ring!"

—United States Air Force Band