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OKLAHOMA
LYRICS BY: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
MUSIC BY: RICHARD RODGERS
Oklahoma, where the wind comes
Sweepin' down the plain
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
Makin' lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say
Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!
We're only sayin'
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma O.K.
[repeat]
State Childrenīs Song
"Oklahoma, My Native Land,"
Composed and written by Martha Kemm Barrett.
"As I travel the roads of America, such wonderful sights I can see.
But nothing compares to the place I love;
The perfect home for you and for me.
Yes, Oklahoma, my native land. I am proud to say your future'slooking grand.
Yes, Oklahoma, such history. Ev'ry day you give a gift just for me.
I see a Scissortail Flycatcher cut through the clean air as mistletoe kisses the branches ev'rywhere. Redbuds open ev'ry single spring. I hear a Pow Wow beat the rhythm of the old ways as oil wells pump back mem'ries of the boom days. Only Oklahoma has these things. Yes, Oklahoma, my native land. I am proud to say your future's looking grand. Yes, Oklahoma, such history. Ev'ry day you give a gift just for me. Perfect home for you. The perfect home for me. It's only Oklahoma for me."
The above text was taken from the
Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation's ."
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