North Carolina State Song

ContentsA Bit of History About the State Song and Its AuthorA Bit of History About the State Song and Its Author “From about the year 1835, over a century ago, the people of North Carolina loyally sang as their State song “The Old North State,” but it was not until 1927, by an act of State Legislature, that it became the official State song. The author of the words of the song was the highly...

Tennessee State School Songs

ContentsMy TennesseeMy Home Will Always be in TennesseeTennessee has a state public school song and a state bicentennial school song. You can find both songs here with their lyrics, their contributing authors, and their adoption dates. My Tennessee State Public School Song Song by Francis Hannah Tranum Adopted on July 2, 1931 by the 67th General Assembly Beloved state, oh state of mine, In all the world I could...

US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee

ContentsLegislature:Lyrics of the US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee – Fly Eagle, FlyLegislature: Adopted in 1976, as the US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee. Lyrics of the US Bicentennial Song of Tennessee – Fly Eagle, Fly U.S. Bicentennial Song Song by James Rogers Words and lyrics © of the creater Today I saw an eagle flying His colors they were red and white and blue Today he loooked like he was...

Tennessee State Songs

ContentsThe Official State Songs of TennesseeMy Homeland, TennesseeWhen It’s Iris Time in TennesseeTennessee WaltzRocky TopTennesseeThe Pride of TennesseeState Song VideosThe Official State Songs of Tennessee Amazingly, there are six (6) official state songs of Tennessee! The state songs are organized from the earliest to the most recent. My Homeland, Tennessee Words by Nell Grayson Taylor Music by Roy...

Virginia State Song Emeritus

ContentsAbout the Virginia State Song EmeritusCarry Me Back to Ole Virginny LyricsCarry Me Back to Ol’ Virginny VideoAbout the Virginia State Song Emeritus “Carry Me Back to Ol’ Virginny” became Virginia’s official state song in 1940. It had been written in 1875 by James A. Bland, a distinguished African American composer and musician from New York who wrote over 700 songs, including...

Vermont State Song

ContentsAbout the Vermont State SongThese Green Mountains LyricsThese Green Hills VideoAbout the Vermont State Song “On May 22, 2000, in a ceremony at Twinfield Union School, Governor Howard B. Dean, M.D. signed Act 99, which designated “These Green Mountains” as the new state song of Vermont. The event marked the end of a lengthy artistic and legislative process coordinated by the Vermont Arts...

Utah State Song

ContentsUtah, This is the Place LyricsUtah, This Is the Place Lyrics“The 2003 Utah State Legislature voted to change the state song from “Utah, We Love Thee” to “Utah, This is the Place.” Utah’s original state song was then designated as the Utah State Hymn in HB223. Rep. Dana Love, R-Syracuse, sponsored the bill at the behest of the Cook Elementary School class in Syracuse who,...

Texas State Song

ContentsAbout the Texas State SongTexas, Our TexasTexas, Our Texas VideoAbout the Texas State Song “Composer William J. Marsh of Fort Worth along with lyricist Gladys Yoakum Wright wrote “Texas, Our Texas”. This patriotic song was adopted in 1929 as the official state song of Texas after being selected in a state-wide competition.”Source: Texas Senate Kids Image license:...

Tennessee State Song

ContentsAbout the Tennessee Official State SongsMy Homeland, TennesseeWhen It’s Iris Time in TennesseeTennessee WaltzRocky TopTennesseeThe Pride of TennesseeSmoky Mountain Rain About the Tennessee Official State Songs The state songs are organized from the earliest to the most recent. Tennessee has so many official state songs in part because in 2003, Tennessee designated songwriting as their official state...

South Dakota State Song

ContentsAbout the South Dakota State SongHail South Dakota LyricsAbout the South Dakota State Song ‘Hail, South Dakota’ is the official state song, adopted in 1943. It is a marching song composed by Deecort Hammitt. Source: sd.gov     Hail South Dakota Lyrics Hail! South Dakota, A great state of the land, Health, wealth and beauty, That’s what makes her grand; She has her Black Hills,...