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• on I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman, on October 18, 2003

  "America" can, and often is, used in singular making "singing" appropriate.
  The beauty of the list is that there is no pattern, reflecting the "melting pot" idea of America.
  "singing, with open mouths" is a great image. Imagine your choir. Some are singing but others are really singing open-mouthed and giving it their all. I think that was where Walt was going.