PRINTER'S NO. 2000
No. 1617 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY ANDERSON AND A. C. FOSTER JR., JULY 15, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 16, 1975
AN ACT
1 Declaring and adopting the song "Pennsylvania" by Carl E. Seitz,
2 as the State song of the Commonwealth.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. The song "Pennsylvania" by Carl E. Seitz, is
6 hereby adopted as the State song of Pennsylvania and shall be
7 the official song for all public purposes. The words of the song
8 are as follows:
9 Verse I
10 Pennsylvania, Keystone State, spreading like an
11 open gate
12 To the east and to the west native land that I
13 love best.
14 Verse II
15 Rolling hillsides, fertile fields, everywhere
16 abundance yields
17 From the farm and factory, showing forth
18 diversity.
1 Chorus
2 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, rich in history
3 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, birthplace of our
4 liberty.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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