Let's all travel back in time
Get a perspective from a different paradigm
Let's see what the world was like
And look at life through a brand new set of eyes
The oldest fortress made of stone (In America)
Protects the city that the Spanish called their home
It has a story all its own
Now let's go out, and make that story known
So come and see history
At the Castillo de San Marcos where history comes alive
And tonight we're going to party like it's 1565
These Coquina castle walls
Water, sand, and shells that stand up to cannonballs
They remain here standing tall
Still undefeated they were made to never fall
So come and see history
At the Castillo de San Marcos where history comes alive
And tonight we're going party like it's 1565
We have to share the stories and the cultures of the past
And remember what they stood for to make sure their footprints last
Menendez founds St. Augustine in 1565
He holds a mass and prays to God for all his men to thrive
In 1672, the builders laid the first stone
Of the castle fort sailing port to help protect their home
In 1702 the English try their first siege
After many days and nights the English get beat
Finally the Spanish trade the fort in a treaty
It was never captured in a war but always traded neatly
After the American Revolution where the English were defeated
They returned the fort to Spain before they packed up and retreated
Then the Spanish gave the fort to the U.S.A.
And we still have it now where it stands today
The Castillo de San Marcos has truly left his mark
It's a place that you can visit called a national park
When you go there help protect it and make sure to keep it clean
It's the coolest place to visit here in Saint Augustine
The Castillo de San Marcos where history comes alive
And tonight we're going to party like it's 1565
We have to share the stories and the cultures of the past
And remember what they stood for to make sure their footprints last