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A Place Like Nebraska

Nebraska State Song (Ballad)

Chimney Rock in western Nebraska, USA (in 2009) - a National Historic Site; photo by Mike Tigas on Wikepedia: creative commons license 2.0 (attribution).

Official State Ballad of Nebraska

Nebraska designated "A Place Like Nebraska" by Sol Kutler as the official state ballad in 1997 (Nebraska's state song was adopted in 1967). All State Songs

LYRICS

When I dream of my home
And the good folks I've known
I'm glad I've grown up
In Nebraska
 
Cause the good life is there
With sun and fresh air
And neighbors who care
In Nebraska
 
Wherever you go, they all want to know
And someday someone will ask ya
So turn on your smile
Tell them life is worthwhile
When you're bred and corn fed in Nebraska
 
With cool winding streams
And good football teams
And jobs that are there for the asking
 
With daughters and sons
Some real famous ones
All proud to be called a Nebraskan
 
'Cause wherever you go, they all want to know
And someday someone will ask ya
So turn on your smile
Tell them life is worthwhile
When you come from a place like Nebraska
 
A soft falling snow
A warm fire's glow
And a lifetime of memories to last ya
 
Of a cool summer's breeze
And bright autumn leaves
Each season a joy in Nebraska
 
So wherever you go, you just let them know
'Cause someday someone will ask ya
So turn on your smile
Tell them life is worthwhile
When you come from a place like Nebraska