We left England far behind 
With a charter from King James in hand 
Cross the Atlantic and set foot upon 
A wild and uncharted land 

The ships that we sailed and all our supplies 
Came from London Company 
With Christopher Newport at the helm 
We started the Jamestown colony 

Jamestown, Jamestown, Jamestown, Jamestown 

Some said that the odds were against us 
It had never been done before 
Would Jamestown succeed, or was it doomed to fail 
Would we perish or would we endure? 

The gentlemen and the commoners 
Numbered one hundred and five 
After seven months in the wilderness 
Only thirty-two settlers survived 

Jamestown, Jamestown 
For the new world we were bound 
Jamestown, Jamestown 
It was there that we put our roots down 

We overcame sickness and fought off disease 
For those who died, we did mourn 
In 1608 we all would have died 
Had it not been for Indian corn 

Just as the year was ending 
A fire spread through the town 
Flames engulfed our houses 
Jamestown nearly burned to the ground 

Jamestown, Jamestown 
For the new world we were bound 
Jamestown, Jamestown 
It was there that we put our roots down 

Jamestown, Jamestown, Jamestown, Jamestown 

Relief and supplies finally arrived 
In the spring of 1610 
Jamestown began to prosper 
And it all started when 

We harvested fields of tobacco 
To send back to the motherland 
After five years, we were in the clear 
Jamestown was able to stand 

Jamestown, Jamestown 
For the new world we were bound 
Jamestown, Jamestown 
It was there that we put our roots down