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Georgia State Waltz
"Our Georgia"
Written by James Burch of Thomasville
Adopted in 1951
After James Burch performed the song at the State Democratic Convention,
the legislature designated it the State Waltz in 1951.
"Our Georgia"
It's a grand old state our Georgia
Where the Swanee River flows
A bit of God's own heaven
As everybody knows
And when I go roaming
A longing fills my breast
A song there comes from out my heart
For the state I love the best.
Origin of Song:
So wrote James Burch of Thomasville in 1950 for lyrics to his waltz "Our Georgia."
After he performed the song at the State Democratic Convention,
the legislature designated it the State Waltz in 1951.
Georgia Code, Title 50, Chapter 3
50-3-61.
The song 'Our Georgia' is adopted as the official waltz of the State of Georgia.
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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
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