PRINTER'S NO. 198
No. 198 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HESS (BY REQUEST), JANUARY 23, 1989
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 1989
AN ACT
1 Declaring and adopting the song "Dear Old Pennsylvania," lyrics
2 and music by Emory A. Gobrecht, as the State song of the
3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Official State song.
7 The song "Dear Old Pennsylvania," lyrics and music by Emory
8 A. Gobrecht, is hereby adopted as the State song of Pennsylvania
9 and shall be the official song for all public purposes. The
10 lyrics are as follows:
11 "Dear Old Pennsylvania"
12 Verse 1
13 My dear old Pa., The Keystone State
14 they say,
15 For we love the fields and woods along the
16 way,
17 The mountains and hills - the smell of new
18 mown hay,
1 You're dear to my heart Penn-syl-van-ia.
2 Verse 2
3 The parks and the lakes, the towns
4 and cities, too,
5 The schools and the church you'll find that
6 this is true,
7 It is so much more than we can do or say,
8 You're dear to my heart, Penn-syl-van-ia.
9 Section 2. Effective date.
10 This act shall take effect immediately.
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