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The Idaho State Song

Here We Have Idaho

Verses by Albert J.Tompkins, Chorus by McKinley Helm
Music by Sallie Hume-Douglas, Arranged by Craig Chernos

   VERSE 1
    You’ve heard of the wonders our land does possess,
    Its beautiful valleys and hills.
    The majestic forests where nature abounds,
    We love every nook and rill

   CHORUS
    And here we have Idaho,
    Winning her way to fame.
    Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze,
    And romance lies in her name.

    Singing, we’re singing of you,
    Ah, proudly too. All our lives thru,
    We’ll go singing, singing of you,
    Singing of Idaho.

   VERSE 2
    There’s truly one state in this great land of ours,
    Where ideals can be realized.
    The pioneers made it so for you and me,
    A legacy we’ll always prize.

   CHORUS
    And here we have Idaho,
    Winning her way to fame.
    Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze,
    And romance lies in her name.

    Singing, we’re singing of you,
    Ah, proudly too. All our lives thru,
    We’ll go singing, singing of you,
    Singing of Idaho.

Adoption of State Song

The song, "Here We Have Idaho," was adopted as the Idaho state song by the Twenty-first session of the Idaho Legislature on March 11, 1931.

Idaho Statutes

The following information is excerpted from the Idaho Statutes, Title 67, Chapter 45, Section 03. The words are included within the statute.

TITLE 67, STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 45, STATE SYMBOLS
SECTION 03

67-4503. STATE SONG DESIGNATED The song "Here We Have Idaho," sometimes known as "Our Idaho," the music for which was composed by Sallie Hume Douglas, is hereby designated and declared to be the state song of the state of Idaho; provided that credit is given to McKinley Helm for composing the words of the chorus as follows:

    "And here we have Idaho
    Winning her way to fame
    Silver and gold in the sunlight blaze
    And romance lies in her name
    Singing, we're singing of you
    Ah, proudly too
    All our lives thru
    We'll go singing, singing of you
    Singing of Idaho". 

Providing further, that credit is given to Albert J. Tompkins for composing the words of the verses as follows:

   First verse--
    "You've heard of the wonders our land does possess
    Its beautiful valleys and hills
    The majestic forests where nature abounds
    We love every nook and rill."

   Second verse--
    "There's only one state in this great land of ours
    Where ideals can be realized
    The pioneers made it so for you and me
    A legacy we'll always prize."

Source: Idaho State Web Site, (http://www.state.id.us), November 24, 2004
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Copyright 2002
Source: State Songs America, Edited by M.J. Bristow, Copyright 2000
Source: State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols by George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., Copyright 1938

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