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The Knauss Homestead - Emmaus, PA - Established 1777
Knauss Song
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Here's the "unofficial" Knauss Song. I've included guitar chords in case you want to give it a whirl: "Der Knauss Legacy" (Lyrics by Bill Knauss, June, 1993, sung to the tune of Don McLean's "American Pie") G Am C Em D
A long, long time ago, in the German town of Düdelsheim, A man named Lukas began the line.
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Lukas was born in 1633 and started "Der Knauss legacy", His son Ludwig left old Germany to
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find his destiny.
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Ludwig, at the age of 38, with his family set sail for an unknown fate.
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They crossed the ocean with their freight, and came to America.Chorus:
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So, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
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The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of
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"Der Knauss legacy".
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They arrived in Philadelphia, P.A., and found rich land on which they'd stay,
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With seven sons, he led the way, to the tribe that's here today.
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Ludwig's first son Gottfried, born in 1707, long since dead and gone to heaven
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but he was just the first of seven, listen, there's still six more.
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Sons, Johann and Henrich met the same sad fate, but history didn't record the date. The other
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four are just as late, but I guess "that's life" they'd say.Chorus:
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So, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
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The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of
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"Der Knauss legacy".G Em Am D
Sebastian Henrich is probably the most well known as the son who made Emmaus a home;
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He donated the land so the village could be grown; and Emmaus still stands today.
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Daniel's the one that continued my line, he was a sickle-maker and at that time, owned 600 acres
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and over 50 swine; Wow! what it'd be worth today.
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About the sixth son John George, not much is known, but the last son John Ludwig was a man of
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his own; he served in the militia, was a judge and was known as a saddler by trade.Chorus:
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So, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
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The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of
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"Der Knauss legacy".
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Since those days, we've produced no heads of states, just a hardworking people with God fearing
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traits, but don't count us out yet, you'll just have to wait, to see what we will be.
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And now we're all gathered here in this place, a new generation of Knauss' in place, a new day
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dawning for our tribe,
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So come on, continue the tradition and increase the tribe, keep the Knauss name fully alive. The
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good book says go forth and multiply. So, go on, get going give it one more try, it's never too late,
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just look to the sky and may the legend continue on all the while until the last Good-bye.Chorus:
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And we were singin, my oh my what a great legacy, began by old Lukas back in 16-3-3
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The Family name continues in it's fourth century, over 18 score from Lukas to me, I'm so proud of
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