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US State Songs
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List of all of the official state songs with words, their history and
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Idaho State Song
"Here We Have Idaho"
Music by Sallie Hume Douglas,
Verses by Albert J.Tompkins,
Chorus by McKinley Helm
Adopted on March 11, 1931.
On March 11, 1931 the Idaho legislature designated "Here We Have Idaho", previously known at the University of Idaho as "Our Idaho", as the Idaho state song.
"Here We Have Idaho"
You've heard of the wonders our land does possess,
It's beautiful valleys and hills,
The majestic forests where nature abounds,
We love every nook and rill.
chorus
And here we have Idaho
Winning her way to fame.
Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze,
and romance lies in her name.
Singing, we're singing of you,
Ah, proudly too,
All our lives thru, we'll go
Singing, singing of you,
Singing of Idaho.
There's truly one state in this great land of ours
Where ideals can be realized.
The pioneers made it so for you and me,
A legacy we'll always prize.
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Origin of Song:
Idaho state song, composed by Sallie Hume Douglas, was copyrighted on November 4, 1915, under the title "Garden of Paradise." In 1917, McKinley Helm, a student at the University of Idaho, wrote the verse which became the chorus of the Idaho State song, and Alice Bessee set the words to the music by Sallie Hume Douglas. The song was popular then, and Alice Bessee had no idea of its origin. This song won the annual University prize for that year, and eventually became the University alma mater. Albert J. Tompkins, Director of Music in the Boise Public Schools, wrote a set of verses for the song. In 1931, the Idaho legislature designated "Here We Have Idaho", previously known at the University of Idaho as "Our Idaho", as the Idaho state song.
Idaho Statutes TITLE 67
STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 45
67-4503. STATE SONG DESIGNATED. The song "Here We Have Idaho," sometimes
known as "Our Idaho," the music for which was composed by Sallie Hume Douglas,
is hereby designated and declared to be the state song of the state of Idaho;
provided that credit is given to McKinley Helm for composing the words of the
chorus as follows:
"And here we have Idaho
Winning her way to fame
Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze
And romance lies in her name
Singing, we're singing of you
Ah, proudly too
All our lives thru
We'll go singing, singing of you
Singing of Idaho".
Providing further, that credit is given to Albert J. Tompkins for
composing the words of the verses as follows:
First verse--"You've heard of the wonders our land does possess
Its beautiful valleys and hills
The majestic forests where nature abounds
We love every nook and rill."
Second verse--"There's truly one state in this great land of ours
Where ideals can be realized
The pioneers made it so for you and me
A legacy we'll always prize."
STATE SONG
Idaho Session Laws, 1931, page 185.
AN ACT, DESIGNATING THE STATE SONG OF IDAHO.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
Section 1. That the song "Here We Have Idaho," sometimes known as "Our Idaho," the music for which was composed by Sallie Hume Douglas, is hereby designated and declared to be the state song of the State of Idaho.
Approved March 11, 1931.
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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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