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"Carmen Ohio" (Latin: Song of Ohio) is the oldest school song still used by Ohio State University. The song was composed by freshman athlete and Men's Glee Club member Fred Cornell in 1902 or 1903.
The state song of Ohio, The Buckeye State.Lyrics in English:Drifting with the current down a moonlit streamWhile above the Heavens in their glory gleamAnd th...
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The song, "Beautiful Ohio", words by Ballard MacDonald (1882-1935) and music by Mary Earl was adopted by the Ohio Legislature as the official state song on October 14, 1969. However, the song adopted in 1969 was not the same song that serves as the official state song today.
Actovania. Beautiful Ohio was originally written in 1918, and has been the official song of the state of Ohio since 1969. This version was recorded by Connie Francis in...
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Carmen Ohio Lyrics: Oh come, let's sing Ohio's praise / And songs to Alma Mater raise / While our hearts rebounding thrill / With joy which death alone can still / Summer's heat or winter's...
A bill passed by the Ohio General Assembly in 1969 made it the state's official song, and in 1989 adopted an amendment to section 5.09 of the Ohio Revised Code which changed the original words to a new set, written by Wilbert McBride.
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The song, "Beautiful Ohio," is hereby adopted as the official song of the state, the lyric being written by Ballard MacDonald, with special lyrics by Wilbert B. McBride, and the music being composed by Mary Earl. The special lyrics are as follows: I sailed away; Wandered afar; Crossed the mighty restless sea; Looked for where I ought to be.
