PRINTER'S NO. 3059
No. 2366 Session of 1980
INTRODUCED BY B. D. CLARK, MARCH 17, 1980
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 1980
AN ACT
1 Declaring and adopting the song "Pennsylvania, The Land I Call
2 Home," music by Sundee Kelly and lyrics by Diana Shurina, as
3 the State song of the Commonwealth.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The song "Pennsylvania, The Land I Call Home,"
7 music by Sundee Kelly and lyrics by Diana Shurina is hereby
8 adopted as the State song of Pennsylvania and shall be the
9 official song for all public purposes. The words of the song are
10 as follows:
11 Pennsylvania, the land I call home,
12 Bright city lights, yet wildlife can roam;
13 The mountains and streams give a peaceful air,
14 For those who want to be free of their cares.
15 Chorus: It's a beautiful State with much to give,
16 Where the future holds a promise and the
17 past still lives.
18 Roar of the steel mills and honor of the mines,
1 Back country roads and highways that wind;
2 And the liberty bell never rings too loud,
3 But in the hearts of the people who have a right to
4 be proud.
5 Chorus: It's a beautiful State with much to give,
6 Where the future holds a promise and the
7 past still lives.
8 Pennsylvania where three rivers meet,
9 Horses and buggies ride in the streets;
10 And the old Dutch cooking is always a treat,
11 Sky scrapers loom to the highest heights;
12 Forts stand erect at the battle sights,
13 And the crickets chirp on hot summer nights.
14 Chorus: It's a beautiful State with much to give,
15 Where the future holds a promise and the
16 past still lives.
17 Yes, it's a beautiful State with much to give,
18 Where the future holds a promise and the past
19 still lives.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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