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Louisiana State Song

Louisiana State Song

"Give Me Louisiana" and "You Are My Sunshine"


1st Song
"Give Me Louisiana"
Lyrics: John Croom
Music: Doralice Fontane
Adoption: 1970

2nd Song
"You Are My Sunshine"
Lyrics: Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell
Music: Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell
Adoption: 1977

Official March Song
"Louisiana, My Home Sweet Home"
Lyrics: Sammie McKenzie and Lou Levoy
Music: Castro Carazo
Adoption: 1952

Official State Environmental song
"The Gifts of Earth"
Lyrics: Frances LeBeau
Music: Frances LeBeau
Adoption: 1990

HISTORY
Louisiana has adopted four state songs. In 1952, "Louisiana, My Home Sweet Home," a musical composition, with lyrics by Sammie McKenzie and Lou Levoy and music by Castro Carazo, was adopted as the "official march song." "Give Me Louisiana," designated as the official state song on July 9, 1970, was written by John Croom and set to tune by Doralice Fontane. This song includes references to the various state nicknames of Pelican State, Sugar State, Creole State, and Bayou State. The classic "You Are My Sunshine" was written and composed by Governor Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell. It was recorded for the Decca label in 1940, became widely recognized, and was adopted as the main state song in 1977. In 1990, Louisiana designated the song "The Gifts of Earth," written and composed by Frances LeBeau, as the official state environmental song. "Give me Louisiana" and "The Gifts of Earth" are general in approach, while "You Are My Sunshine" and "Louisiana, My Home Sweet Home" make references to magnolias, cotton, and the Gulf of Mexico, which are state-specific characteristics.  -World Trade Press
LYRICS
"Give Me Louisiana"
Give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
The state of snowy cotton,
The best I've ever known;
A state of sweet magnolias,
And Creole melodies
Oh give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
Oh what sweet old memories
The mossy old oaks bring
It brings us the story of our Evangeline
A state of old tradition,
Of old plantation days
Makes good old Louisiana
The sweetest of all states.
Give me Louisiana,
A state prepared to share
That good old southern custom,
Hospitality so rare;
A state of fruit and flowers,
Of sunshine and spring showers
Oh give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
Its woodlands, Its marshes
Where humble trappers live
Its rivers, Its valleys,
A place to always give
A state where work is pleasure,
With blessings in full measure
Makes good old Louisiana
The dearest of all states.
Give me Louisiana,
Where love birds always sing
In shady lanes or pastures,
The cowbells softly ring;
The softness of the sunset
Brings peace and blissful rest
Oh give me Louisiana,
The state where I was born
The smell of sweet clover
Which blossoms everywhere
The fresh new mown hay
Where children romp and play
A state of love and laughter,
A state for all here after
Makes good old Louisiana
The grandest of all states.

"You Are My Sunshine"
You Are My Sunshine
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

The other nite, dear,
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
When I awoke, dear,
I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried.

You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

I'll always love you
And make you happy
If you will only say the same
But if you leave me
To love another
You'll regret it all some day;

You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

You told me once, dear
You really loved me
And no one else could come between
But now you've left me
And love another
You have shattered all my dreams;

You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.


Louisiana my Louisiana
the place where I was borne.
White fields of cotton
-- green fields clover,
the best fishing
and long tall corn;

You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

Crawfish gumbo and jambalaya
the biggest shrimp and sugar cane,
the finest oysters
and sweet strawberries
from Toledo Bend to New Orleans;

You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

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