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US State Songs
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List of all of the official state songs with words, their history and
adoption information.
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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
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State Songs
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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. |
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