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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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Vermont Symbols
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Vermont Old State Song
"Hail, Vermont!"
Words by Josephine H. Perry
Music by Josephine H. Perry
Adopted on May 12, 1938.
And now replaced by "These Green Mountains" Adopted on May 22, 2000
"Hail, Vermont!" was adopted on May 12, 1938.
And now replaced by "These Green Mountains" Adopted on May 22, 2000
"Hail, Vermont!"
Hail to Vermont ! Lovely Vermont ! Hail to Vermont so fearless !
Sing we a song ! Sing loud and long ! To our little state so peerless !
Green are her hills, Clear are her rills, Fair are her lakes and rivers and valleys;
Blue are her skies, Peaceful she lies, But when roused to a call she speedily rallies.
Chorus:
Hail to Vermont ! Dear old Vermont ! Our love for you is great.
We cherish your name, We laud ! We acclaim ! Our own Green Mountain State.
Proud of Vermont, Lovely Vermont, Proud of her charm and her beauty;
Proud of her name, Proud of her fame, We're proud of her sense of duty;
Proud of her past, Proud first and last, Proud of her lands and proud of her waters;
Her men are true. Her women, too. We're proud of her sons and proud of her daughters.
Chorus:
Hail to Vermont ! Dear old Vermont ! Our love for you is great.
We cherish your name, We laud ! We acclaim ! Our own Green Mountain State.
From Office of the Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual, Biennial Session, 1993-1994, p. 21.
Origin of Song:
No. 350 of the Acts of 1937 authorized a committee to select an official
State Song. Over one hundred songs were submitted to this committee, and on
May 12, 1938 Governor George D. Aiken was informed of the selection of "Hail,
Vermont!" by Josephine Hovey Perry of Barre.
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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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