Arkansas

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This is one of the the official songs of the state of Arkansas, U.S.

Lyrics

(Eva Ware Barnett, 1916)

I am thinking tonight of the Southland,
Of the home of my childhood days,
Where I roamed through the woods and the meadows
By the mill and the brook that plays;
Where the roses are in bloom
And the sweet magnolia too,
Where the jasmine is white
And the fields are violet blue,
There a welcome awaits all her children
Who have wandered afar from home.

Refrain
Arkansas, Arkansas, tis a name dear,
‘Tis the place I call “home, sweet home”;
Arkansas, Arkansas, I salute thee,
From thy shelter no more I’ll roam.

See also

  • PDF of song with chords
  • MIDI file
  • Listen to the melody

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