Tennessee State Public School Song
About the Tennessee State Public School Song
“My Tennessee by Frances Hannah Tranum was adopted as the official public school song in 1955. It was adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 35 of the 79th General Assembly.”
Source: Tennessee Bluebook
Shady Valley in Northern Tennessee. Image courtesy flkr/pfly Beloved state, oh state of mine, Chorus: The rocks and rills, and wooded hills, Chorus Your battles fought and vict’ries won,
My Tennessee Lyrics
In all the world I could not find,
Where God has strewn with lavish hand,
More natural beauty o’er the land.
From ev’ry stream and valley green
His wond’rous art is ever seen.
Ah, let my heart beat true to thee,
And swell with pride for Tennessee.
Oh, Tennessee, My Tennessee,
Thy hills and vales are fair to see,
With mountains grand, and fertile lands
There is no state more dear to me.
Thro’ other climes tho I may roam,
There will be times I’ll long for home,
In Tennessee, Fair Tennessee,
The land of my nativity.
My mem’ry keeps the childhood thrills
You gave to me, that I might know
The joys supreme, you could bestow.
The song of birds, the whisp’ring trees,
The low of herds, the hum of bees,
It all comes back so dear to me,
My childhood home in Tennessee.
Your freedom bought and duty done,
With daughters fair, and sons so brave,
To do and dare, their deeds they gave
Courageously, without a fear
And won the name of volunteer
In sacred trust, let those who will,
By being just, perserve it still
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Citation styles
- APA style
- Tennessee State Public School Song. (2010, December 9). In State Reports by ClassBrain. Retrieved 17:04, May 18, 2012, from http://www.statereports.us/2010/07/tennessee-state-public-school-song/
- MLA style
- Nora K, “Tennessee State Public School Song.” State Reports by ClassBrain. 9 December 2010, 02:25 UTC. . 18 May 2012 <http://www.statereports.us/2010/07/tennessee-state-public-school-song/>.
- MHRA style
- Nora K, 'Tennessee State Public School Song', State Reports by ClassBrain, 9 December 2010, 02:25 UTC, <http://www.statereports.us/2010/07/tennessee-state-public-school-song/> [accessed 18 May 2012]
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- Nora K, “Tennessee State Public School Song.” State Reports by ClassBrain, http://www.statereports.us/2010/07/tennessee-state-public-school-song/ [accessed May 18, 2012].
- CBE/CSE style
- Nora K, Tennessee State Public School Song [Internet]. State Reports by ClassBrain; 2010 December 9, 02:25 UTC [cited 2012 May 18]. Available from: http://www.statereports.us/2010/07/tennessee-state-public-school-song/.
- Bluebook style
- Tennessee State Public School Song, http://www.statereports.us/2010/07/tennessee-state-public-school-song/ (last visited May. 18, 2012).
- AMA style
- Nora K, Tennessee State Public School Song. State Reports by ClassBrain. December 9, 2010, 02:25 UTC. Available at: http://www.statereports.us/2010/07/tennessee-state-public-school-song/. Accessed May 18, 2012.