Indian Tribes of Utah-Clark’s Class
Spanish Explorers -Stone’s Class
Fur Traders and Trappers-Anson’s Class
The Utah Pioneers-Hadley/Ezzell’s Class
Iron Wheels a Rollin’-Dixon’s Class
Looking Back-All of 4th Grade
Utah Counties-All of 4th Grade
Utah-This is the Place-All of 4th Grade
Lyrics to all the Songs-
Utah…. This is the Place
Utah! People working together
Utah! What a great place to be.
Blessed from Heaven above…it’s the land that we love.
This is the place!
Utah! With it’s mountains and valleys
Utah! With it’s canyons and streams
You can go anywhere… but there’s none that compare
This is the place!
It was Brigham Young who led the pioneers across the plains.
They suffered with the trials they had to face.
With faith they kept on going ‘til they reached the Great Salt Lake
Here they heard the words… ‘This is the Place!”
Utah! With its focus on family
Utah! Helps each child to succeed.
People care how they live…each has so much to give.
This is the place!
Utah! Getting bigger and better.
Utah! Always leading the way.
New technology’s here…growing faster each year.
This is the place!
There’s beauty in the snow-capped mountains, in the lakes and streams
There are valleys filled with farms and orchards too.
The spirit of its people shows in everything they do
Utah is the place where dreams come true.
Utah! With its pioneer spirit
Utah! What a great legacy!
Blessed from heaven above… It’s the land that we love.
This is the place!
Utah! Utah! Utah!….”This is the Place!”
Utah Indians
Verse1
When white men came to Utah
The Indian tribes were here.
They gathered seed from grasses
Caught fish and hunted deer
Lived in wickups and tepees
Caves and hogans too
They made pots and baskets
Each had a job to do
CHORUS
The Utes, Paiutes, and Goshutes,
Shoshones, Navajos
The Indian tribes of Utah
That lived here long ago
Throughout the mountain valleys
They lived and hunted game
The Ute tribe is where Utah got its name.
Verse2
The Goshutes lived on desert land,
Ate food of every kind.
Some insects and rabbits
Whatever they could find
The other Indians planted crops
Which helped keep them alive
Alot of beans and corn
Was eaten by the tribe
CHORUS
Verse3
The Indian tribes of Utah
Worshipped different things
The air, the wind, the thunder,
And even lightning
Believed in a Great Spirit
To whom the tribe would pray
For strength to overcome
The trials they faced each day
CHORUS
There’s No Place Like Utah
Verse1
There’s no place like the state of Utah
No place I would rather be
The flowing streams and meadows green
Mountains as far as you can see
National Parks are here in Utah
Great scenery we can view
At Capitol Reef and Canyon Lands,
Zion, Bryce, and Arches, too
CHORUS
UTAH…there’s no place like Utah!
Life is great in Utah
Just travel through the state and you will see
UTAH…there’s no place like Utah!
Life is great in Utah
It’s the only place… the one and only place for me!
Verse2
We are growing fast in Utah
With new industry
Firms are moving here to Utah
Bringing lots of new technology
The work force here in Utah
Take pride in what they do
Well known for high standards
Good schools and teachers too
CHORUS
Verse3
There’s no place like the state of Utah
No place I would rather be
The Tabernacle Choir, the Jazz, and the Bees
And the Utah Symphony
In the summer we go camping
Our snow is great to ski
For sports and recreation
It’s the place I want to be!
CHORUS
The First White Men in Utah
Verse1
Spanish explorers searched to find a way
From Santa Fe, New Mexico… on to California to Monterey
They traveled through Utah with mountains streams so clear
Impressed with what they saw…
All the natural beauty… that was here.
CHORUS
They explored each new horizon
Kept on going every day
Went through Utah on their way
Didn’t stop and couldn’t stay
In their search for Monterey
Verse2
Father Escalante and Father Dominguez
Led the expedition… they tried to find a way- to Monterey
Kept records and journals… drew maps of the terrain
Theys aid of Utah Valley
“It’s the most beautiful… in New Spain!”
CHORUS
They explored each new horizon
Kept on going every day
Went through Utah on their way
Didn’t stop and couldn’t stay
In their search for Monterey
Verse3
They loved the lakes and mountains
Fished along the shore, made friends with all the Indians
Continued on once more… to Monterey
But winter came early and stopped them in their tracks
Couldn’t get to Monterey…they had to travel back to Santa Fe
CHORUS
They explored each new horizon
Kept on going every day
Went through Utah on their way
Couldn’t get to Monterey
And went back to Santa Fe! Ole!
The 29 Counties of Utah
Verse1
There are twenty-nine counties in Utah state
We are able to name each one.
Learning them all while singing
Is easy and its also fun
Box Elder, Beaver… start with letter B
Cache County and Carbon… start with the letter C
Daggett and Davis and Duchesne… start with the letter D
But the county known as Emery… is the only E
Verse2
There are twenty-nine counties in Utah state
There’s Garfield and Grand and more
Next we come to Iron… named for the iron ore
Juab and Kane… Millard we all know.
Morgan and Piute, followed then by Rich
Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier
Summit… then Tooele’s next
And the county known as Uintah… we’ll add to our list.
Verse3
There are twenty-nine counties in Utah state
Only five more and we’ll be through
Utah,Wasatch, Washington
Wayne and Weber too
All of the counties we have named for you
Singing the counties is lots of fun to do
Twenty-nine counties… some big and small
Now…for our favorite one
The county known as Davis
Is the best of all!
Looking Back
Verse1
Looking back, looking back at Utah’s history
There’s been a lot of changes for you and me to see
First there were the Indians, then came some trappers too…
Followed by the pioneers, and the population grew.
CHORUS
We’ve come a long way since yesterday
And tomorrow we will see
A bright new day that’s filled with hope
And opportunity
We’ve come a long way since yesterday
Our future depends on you and me!
Let’s make each and every day
The best that it can be
Verse2
Looking back, looking back at Utah’s history
The people were industrious… as busy as a bee
They mined for coal and copper, and other minerals too.
They farmed and manufactured goods…. Was work for all to do.
CHORUS
Verse3
Looking back, looking back at Utah’s early schools
Children learned to read and write, and to follow rules
Brigham Young made sure that books were brought with them out West
Wanted children to grow up and do their very best
CHORUS
Fur Traders and Trappers
Verse1
In eighteen hundred beaver hats were worn throughout the land
In Paris, London, and New York the pelts were in demand
So men were sent out West to trap and trade for lots of fur
In the Rocky Mountain streams, that’s where the beaver were
CHORUS
Fur traders and trappers were known as mountain men
Blazed the trails in Utah where no one else had been
They paved the way for others to come and settle here
Those who followed in their tracks…
The Mormon pioneer
Verse2
Jim Bridger, Jedediah Smith, Peter Ogden and Provost
Are a few of these Mountain Men that each of us should know
Explored the Rocky Mountains, then returned back home again
With lots of furs and stories of places they had been
CHORUS
Fur traders and trappers were known as mountain men
Blazed the trails in Utah where no one else had been
They paved the way for others to come and settle here
Those who followed in their tracks…
The Mormon pioneer
Those who followed in their tracks…
The Mormon pioneer
Utah Pioneers
Verse1
Mormon pioneers came across the plains
Brought what they could carry… and came in wagon trains
They suffered trials, so many hardships too.
And some would die before their journey’s through
CHORUS
Pioneers, Pioneers
We’re grateful for courageous pioneers
They blazed the trail for others
‘Cross a desolate frontier
We’re grateful for the Utah Pioneers
Verse2
Through rugged mountains and desert sand
They pushed forward… to their promised land
The wagons stopped near the Great Salt Lake
And Brigham Young said that…. This was the place!
CHORUS
Verse3
The Mormons built a place where they could stay
Safe from the mobs who had chased them away
And soon came other religions too
Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, and Jews
CHORUS
Verse4
Utah Pioneers… courageous and strong
Left to us a legacy to build upon
And with hard work they strived to do their best
Making Salt Lake City the crossroads of the west
CHORUS
Iron Wheels a Rollin’
Verse1
A great event that took place in our history
Was the building of the railroad tracks from sea to shining sea
The Union Pacific from the East and the Central from the West
Racin’ t’ward each other to prove which one was best
CHORUS
Iron wheels a rollin’ down the new built track
Each train kept on goin’ no thought of turnin’ back
A lot of tired workers layin’ rails along the line
Met at Promontory Point in eighteen sixty-nine
Verse2
The goin’ wasn’t easy there were mountains to go through
With solid rock to blast away… had to build some bridges too
Across the rollin’ prairie they struggled hard each day
And fin’lly came together… was on the tenth of May
CHORUS
Verse3
Was quite a celebration, what a noise the crowd all made
When they drove the golden spike and the final track was laid
Trans–Continental railroad joined the East and West as one
With this “wedding of the rails” a new age had begun
Iron wheels a rollin’ down the new built track
Each train kept on goin’ no thought of turnin’ back
Alot of tired workers layin’ rails along the line
Met a Promontory Point in eighteen sixty-nine
They met at Promontory Point in eighteen-sixty-nine.
