For $10, a rare and original manuscript of one of America?s most patriotic songs was found in a flea market bargain.

Browsing through a market in New York, the buyer bough a framed picture of a flower for $10. Later the shopper found a handwritten manuscript of?America,? (My Country?tis of Thee) tucked behind the picture.

The song was played in schools for inspirational and educational purposes and was first played on July 4, 1831 in the First Baptist Church...