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Tennessee

by Vivian Rorie

Tennessee by Vivian Rorie was adopted as a Tennessee state song in 1992.

I do not now of another state
And don’t forget the rivers
Where I had rather be
Where visitors long to stay.
Than this great state I’m living in
And many have voiced in parting,
And that is Tennessee.
I’m sure glad I passed this way.’
I love the stars dearly
You sill see the cattle grazing
And there are surely three
Beside a cotton field;
That show the Grand Divisions
And there’s the Grand Ole Opry
Of my home-land, Tennesssee
And a feeling it’s all God’s will.

Where could you find a meadow
I have lived here all my life
With grass so vividly green?
It’s where I’m going to be
Where could you find the mountains
Although I’ve traveled quite a bit,
With such majestic scene?
I’ll still take Tennessee!

You will never find so bright a moon
Oh, I sure love the state I’m in:
To shine down from above
The great state of Tennessee!
You will also see the robin
The wren, and the turtle dove.

Source:
State Songs: Tennessee.gov
Tennessee Symbols: Tennessee Blue Book
Links:
List of all Tennessee state songs
All State Songs - National Anthem

    

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