PRINTER'S NO. 1439
No. 1227 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY KUKOVICH, JUNE 21, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 21, 1983
AN ACT
1 Declaring and adopting the song "Pennsylvania," words and music
2 by Gertrude Martin Rohrer, as the State song of the
3 Commonwealth.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The song "Pennsylvania," words and music by
7 Gertrude Martin Rohrer, is hereby adopted as the State song of
8 Pennsylvania and shall be the official song for all public
9 purposes. The words of the song are as follows:
10 Verse I
11 Pennsylvania, my native state, to you we pledge our devotion;
12 Pennsylvania, our loyalty is boundless as the ocean.
13 Chorus:
14 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, strong and true,
15 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, hear our song to you;
16 There is beauty in your mountains,
17 There is peace upon your hills,
18 And where'er I roam my only home is Pennsylvania.
1 Verse II
2 Pennsylvania, we thrill with pride to be your loyal
3 descendants;
4 Pennsylvania, all hail to you, the foundation of
5 independence.
6 Chorus:
7 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, strong and true,
8 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, hear our song to you;
9 There is beauty in your mountains,
10 There is peace upon your hills,
11 And where'er I roam my only home is Pennsylvania.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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