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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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Massachusetts Symbols
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Massachusetts Ode of the Commonwealth
"Ode to Massachusetts"
Words and Music by Joseph Falzone
Adopted on November 16, 2000.
On November 16, 2000 the words and music of "Ode to
Massachusetts" by Joseph Falzone was approved as the official ode of the
Commonwealth.
Ode to the Commonwealth
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom
From the Freedom Trail in Boston
To the dome on Beacon Hill
To Framingham and Worcestor
And Springfield if you will
From Concord on to Lexingtion
No matter where you roam
There's a not so common Commonwealth
It's the place that I call home
You are the heart of New England
Old Ironsides and Bunker Hill
Where JFK once paved the way
To the day the world stood still
Your one by land and two by sea
Helped set our country free
You can't get better Massachusetts
You'll always be sweet home to me.
No, you can't get better Massachusetts
You'll always be sweet home to me.
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom
Origin of Song:
On November 16, 2000 the words and music
of "Ode to Massachusetts" by Joseph Falzone was approved as the official
ode of the Commonwealth.
General Laws of Massachusetts
The following information is excerpted from the General Laws of
Massachusetts, Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 47.
PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE I. JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL
COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 2. ARMS, GREAT SEAL AND OTHER EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
SECTION 47
Section 47. Ode of the commonwealth The words and music of ""Ode to
Massachusetts'' by Joseph Falzone shall be the official ode of the
commonwealth.
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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