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This is the official song of the state of California, U.S.

Lyrics

I love you, California, you’re the greatest state of all.
I love you in the winter, summer, spring and in the fall.
I love your fertile valleys; your dear mountains I adore.
I love your grand old ocean and I love her rugged shore.

Refrain
When the snow crowned Golden Sierras
Keep their watch o’er the valleys bloom,
It is there I would be in our land by the sea,
Every breeze bearing rich perfume.
It is here nature gives of her rarest.
It is Home Sweet Home to me,
And I know when I die I shall breathe my last sigh
For my sunny California.

See also

• songs from the Western States (US)
• state songs of the US
• state songs review
• recording
• Other California songs
  • Banks of Sacramento
  • California
  • Clementine
  • Oh California
  • Sacramento
  • Wanderin’

Extras for Plus Members

• Song with chords (PDF)
• MIDI file
• Listen