Glorious As Strawberryland

Glorious As Strawberryland is a recurring song from "The True Story of Strawberry Shortcake".

It is the national anthem of the world Strawberryland and uses the melody of Scotland the Brave. The song is frequently sung to open special events or to celebrate big milestones. It's also one of the most famous songs in Strawberryland, being sung and covered in many ways.

Every time it's sung, there's usually a music accompaniment, usually by a recording of an instrumental or a group of God's angels forming a band.

VERSE 1

 * Bells bright and gold are ringing
 * Birds red and small are singing
 * All of the wildlife
 * Sings real loud and grand!
 * God is the perfect maker
 * For every berry acre
 * Lord please defend our home
 * Of Strawberryland!
 * We are the greatest nation
 * We hold the best sensation
 * Fun times festivities
 * Are perfectly planned!
 * Flags wave and spirits brighten
 * No way they’re made to frighten
 * Make happiness soar high in
 * Strawberryland!

VERSE 2

 * The sun is so bright and golden
 * Trees sway if young or olden
 * This land as you’ve been told
 * '' Is Strawberryland!''
 * Let’s thank the alpha girl
 * Our queen has blessed the world
 * Long may her sweet hair curl
 * Ne’er is she bland
 * Heaven will watch us play
 * Oh they will be glad one day
 * And Christ our lord will say
 * That’s Strawberryland!
 * Each day’s a great advancement
 * There is a new enhancement
 * Which nation’s an entrancement?
 * Strawberryland!

Changes and exclusive verses
Before Strawberry Shortcake became queen, verse 2 said this:

The song has two special verses in Supreme Sixteenth:
 * We’re sure that there’s a girl
 * Certain to rule the world
 * Long may her sweet hair curl
 * Ne’er is she bland


 * Today is a special day
 * It's a berry happy birthday
 * To our brave leader today
 * Of Strawberryland
 * Comrades from far and near
 * We'll all smile from ear to ear
 * This wish will last all year
 * In Strawberryland
 * We've waited a very long time
 * For the day to hit it's prime
 * And finally that bell did chime
 * Through Strawberryland
 * Time for the celebration
 * Destined the sweep the nation
 * It'll a be a great sensation
 * In Strawberryland

In Around the Berry Big World, when the song is sung to celebrate the Allies' victory in the war, Fried Chicken drops a rap solo:
 * Long have we stuck together
 * Friends always last forever
 * This is the best world ever
 * It's Strawberryland
 * Sixteen years ago today
 * God decided today was the day
 * And sent this spirit on her way
 * To Strawberryland
 * Have all the sweets you can
 * This celebration is God's plan
 * We know that you're a fan
 * Of Strawberryland
 * No matter if you're a kid or teen
 * This is the best you've ever seen
 * A berry happy Surpeme Sixteenth
 * In Strawberryland!


 * We beat a fathead that you say a stick physique
 * He comes from a wasteland he's a mad crazy freak
 * He thought he'd win but messed with the Lord's dream
 * And faced the deadly wrath of God's victory team
 * Strawberry Shortcake has won it all
 * Victory is ours Christ sound the call
 * If Porcupine Peak tries to mess with us again
 * We ain't gonna hesitate to strike my friends

There is a rarely sung third verse which is only sung in the credits of Bitter and Sweet.


 * Far off in sunset places
 * Sad are the Berrykins faces
 * Wishing that they could live
 * In Strawberryland
 * When all the girls are beaming,
 * God sets your heart a-dreaming,
 * Longing and dreaming
 * For the holy land again
 * Towering in global fame
 * Strawberryland our ideal hame
 * Long may the skies of heaven
 * Keep our times so grand
 * Land of the God’s endeavor
 * Land of the shocking weather
 * Land of my love forever
 * Strawberryland!

Episodes (with singers)

 * Strawberry Shortcake (Peppermint's Pet Peeve)
 * Cranberry Milkshake (Win Some, Lose Some)
 * Peppermint Fizz (feat Angel Cake, Blueberry Muffin & Cranberry Clover, and Lemon Meringue) (Queen for a Day)
 * Blueberry Muffin and Cranberry Clover (duet) (Goodbye Strawberryland Elementary)
 * TBA (Middle School's Farewell)
 * Mostly everyone (Supreme Sixteenth)
 * God and everyone (with a rap verse by Fried Chicken to discriminate Porcupine Peak and it's totalitarian ways) (Around the Berry Big World/The World Adventure)
 * Undetermined (Recovery, thought Apple Dumplin is the lead vocal)
 * Everyone (Bitter and Sweet)

Debate on the genre
The exact genre of the song is frequently debated, as the song has been covered in the following genres:


 * Pop (Cherry Jam)
 * Hip Hop (Fried Chicken's rap solo from Around the Berry Big World)
 * Holiday (Frosty Puff, Candy Cane, both separate covers)
 * Country/Bluegrass (Cotton Candy, Annie Oatmeal, both separate covers)