THE OLDEST
Papago natives, surviving on maize
Pima residents, in volcanic rock days
Lived on the rivers, Riparian ways
Lived on the desert, way back in the day
CHORUS
Tucson’s the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States
United States
Tucson’s the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States
United States
Spanish Friars, Guerreros and Priests
Came to this town, from much further east
Built up a fort, on the base of black rocks
Skirmished with natives, learned from their crops
American traders, soldiers and peops
Came to this town, built up the Fort Lowell Streets
Clashed with apaches, where Geronimo did fall
Farms drained the rivers, fishes and all
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