IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICA GREAT

Lyrics by: Paige Grant and Marcy Matasick
Gaggle: Santa Fe Raging Grannies
Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Date Written or Updated: 02/11/2026
My surgeon was born in Mombasa
My landlady hails from Peru
My kids’ soccer coach is Brazilian
Oh, what would we do without you?
 
Immigrants, immigrants, you make America great, it’s true!
Immigrants, immigrants, thank you for all that you do!
 
Our neighborhood baker’s Nepali
My tech expert came from Taiwan
The deli is owned by Somalis
We sure want you all to stay on
 
Immigrants, immigrants, you make America great, it’s true!
Immigrants, immigrants, thank you for all that you do!
 
So play me some African rhythms
We’ll dine on cuisine from Punjab
We thrive in our melting pot culture 
Without you, our lives would be drab
 
Immigrants, immigrants, you make America great, it’s true!
Immigrants, immigrants, thank you for all that you do!
 
We don’t buy the lies from the White House
We won’t go along with the hate
Instead, we will honor our immigrants
For making America great
 
Immigrants, immigrants, you make America great, it’s true!
Immigrants, immigrants, thank you for all that you do!