The Star-Spangled Banner is the special song of the United States! It is our national anthem. You might hear people singing it before a baseball game or at a school assembly. When we sing it, we stand up tall and look at the American flag. It is a song about being brave and free.
A long time ago, a man named Francis Scott Key wrote this song as a poem. He saw a giant American flag waving over a fort after a big battle. He was so happy to see the flag still flying high! The flag had bright stars and stripes that glowed in the morning light. Today, we still sing his words to show how much we love our country.