STATE OF TENNESSEE
State of Tennessee
State of Tennessee
INSTRUMENTAL
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INSTRUMENTAL
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(in English)
From the Smokie Mountain Mornings to the Mississippi shores,
Let’s take time to remember those who went before,
Whose lives made a difference in the world for you and me,
Their courage faith and vision are the Pride of Tennessee,
Sequoyah was a Cherokee the chief of all his tribe,
His people learned to read and write with the alphabet he scribed,
When Tennessee became a State its Governor was clear,
There was no better leader than the gallant John Sevier,
From the backwoods to the Congress to his stand at the Alamo,
Davy Crockett gave his life for the country he loved so.
From the Smokie Mountain Mornings to the Mississippi shores,
Let’s take time to remember those who went before,
Whose lives made a difference in the world for you and me,
Their courage faith and vision are the Pride of Tennessee,
Sequoyah was a Cherokee the chief of all his tribe,
His people learned to read and write with the alphabet he scribed,
When Tennessee became a State its Governor was clear,
There was no better leader than the gallant John Sevier,
From the backwoods to the Congress to his stand at the Alamo,
Davy Crockett gave his life for the country he loved so.
Three Presidents from Tennessee made impressions on this land,
Jackson, Polk and Johnson were men who took a stand,
Ida Wells Barnett fought bravely for the rights of men,
When they were killed by prejudice for the color of their skin,
He was drafted in the first world war though he did not want to go,
His shooting skills made Alvin York a national hero.
Jackson, Polk and Johnson were men who took a stand,
Ida Wells Barnett fought bravely for the rights of men,
When they were killed by prejudice for the color of their skin,
He was drafted in the first world war though he did not want to go,
His shooting skills made Alvin York a national hero.
When women of Tennessee believed they had the right to vote,
Ann Dallas Dudley led the fight and gave them hope,
Cordell Hull had a vision for peace around the world,
The United Nations where all countries flags unfurl,
From Beale Street down in Memphis to New York front page news,
W.C. Handy’s music made him father of the blues.
Yes Courage, Faith and Vision are the Pride of Tennessee.
Ann Dallas Dudley led the fight and gave them hope,
Cordell Hull had a vision for peace around the world,
The United Nations where all countries flags unfurl,
From Beale Street down in Memphis to New York front page news,
W.C. Handy’s music made him father of the blues.
Yes Courage, Faith and Vision are the Pride of Tennessee.