PRINTER'S NO. 3968
No. 2949 Session of 1980
INTRODUCED BY BERSON, SEPTEMBER 25, 1980
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 25, 1980
AN ACT
1 Declaring and adopting the song "Friendly Pennsylvania," by
2 Richard Currie and Neil McAvinue, 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 "Friendly Pennsylvania," the words by
7 Richard Currie and music by Neil McAvinue, is hereby adopted as
8 the State song of Pennsylvania and shall be the official song
9 for all public purposes. The words of the song are as follows:
10 Let us climb the hillside where the mountain laurel grows,
11 Gaze across the valley where the river gently flows,
12 Wander through the forrest when it's filled with song again,
13 Let us walk together through the land of William Penn.
14 Friendly Pennsylvania, I am coming home,
15 Over hills and lonely highways, nevermore to roam.
16 Let us walk together in the friendly ways of Penn,
17 Gentle were his footsteps on the mountainside and glen,
18 Seeking peace and freedom, throughout the land he trod,
1 Spreading love and brotherhood in harmony with God.
2 Friendly Pennsylvania, I am coming home,
3 Over hills and lonely highways, nevermore to roam.
4 Friendly Pennsylvania, I am coming home,
5 Over hills and lonely highways, nevermore to roam.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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