Official Song of the State of Tennessee

Tennessee

Written by Vivian Rorie

I do not know of another state

Where I had rather be

Than this great state I'm living in

And that is Tennessee.

I love the stars dearly

And there are surely three

That show the Grand Division

Of my home-land, Tennessee.Where could you find a meadow

With grass so vividly green?

Where could you find the mountains

With such majestic scene?

You will never find so bright a moon

To shine down from above

You will also see the robin

The wren, and the turtle dove.

You will never find so bright a moon

To shine down from above

You will also see the robin

The wren, and the turtle dove.

And don't forget the rivers

Where visitors long to stay.

And many have voice in parting,

'I'm sure glad I passed this way.'

You will see the cattle grazing

Beside a cotton field;

And there's the Grand Ole Opry

And a feeling it's all God's will.

I have lived here all my life

It's where I'm going to be

Although I've traveled quite a bit,

I'll still take Tennessee!

Oh, I sure love the state I'm in:

The great state of Tennessee!"

In 1992, the 97th Tennessee General Assembly, by House Joint Resolution 744, adopted Tennessee as an official state song.

Delores & David

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