e-RD Logo
Google
Custom Search
 
e-ReferenceDesk's College and 50 State Learning Resource Guide
 
 

Find Online Colleges

Find Campus Colleges

US State Songs
US State Songs
  • State Song Listed (ALL)
  • The 50 US States
List of all of the official state songs with words, their history and adoption information.
Arkansas Symbols
Arkansas Greeting
Arkansas Symbols
American Folk Dance, Anthem, Beverage, Bird, Butterfly, Flag, Flower, Fruit, Gemstone, Historic Cooking Vessel, Historical Song, Insect, Language, Mammal, Mineral, Motto, Musical Instrument, Nicknames, Poet Laureate, Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas Northwest, Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas Southeast, Rock, Seal, Soil, Song1, Song2, Tree, Trout Capital of the USA, Vegetable
  • e-RD |
  • State Resources |
  • 50 States |
  • State History |
  • State Symbols |
  • State Songs

Arkansas State Song

"Oh, Arkansas"

Written by Terry Rose, Gary Klaff

Adopted in 1987.

Adopted by the 1987 General Assembly as an Official State Song.

"Oh, Arkansas"

It's the spirit of the mountains and the spirit of the Delta,
It's the spirit of the Capitol dome.
It's the spirit of the river and the spirit of the lakes,
It's the spirit that's in each and every home.
It's the spirit of the people and the spirit of the land,
It's the spirit of tomorrow and today.

Chorus
Oh Arkansas, oh Arkansas, Arkansas USA.
It's the spirit of friendship, it's the spirit of hope.
It's the Razorbacks every game they play.
Oh Arkansas, oh Arkansas, Arkansas USA.


It's the spirit of the forest, it's the spirit of the eagle.
It's the spirit of the country that we love.
It's the spirit of pride that we all feel deep inside,
It's the spirit that shines from above.
It's the spirit of our fathers, it's the spirit of our kids,
It's the spirit of the music that we play.

Oh Arkansas, Oh Arkansas, Oh Arkansas USA.
Oh Arkansas, Oh Arkansas, Oh Arkansas USA.
Oh Arkansas, Oh Arkansas, Oh Arkansas USA.


Origin of Song:

Adopted by the 1987 General Assembly as an Official State Song.

Written by Terry Rose, Gary Klaff

State Songs
US State Songs
Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state legislature as a symbol of the state.

New Jersey does have an unofficial state song, "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, but it has not yet been approved by the state legislature.

Some states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, Arkansas officially has two state songs, a state anthem, and a state historical song. Also, Virginia does not presently have a state song by that name, but it has given two songs official recognition under other names. Arizona has a song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915, as well as the 1981 country hit Arizona, which it adopted as an alternate.
Google
Custom Search
About Site Map Privacy Policy
Campus-based Colleges  Online Schools  College List
Top of Page

© Copyright 2004-2011, Web Marketing Services, Inc. LLC, a Clarksville, VA company. All rights reserved.