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The Glee Club Song of the Commonwealth

The Great State of Massachusetts

words by George A. Wells and music by J. Earl Bley

Adoption of Glee Club Song

The song "The Great State of Massachusetts", words by George A. Wells, and music by J. Earl Bley, was designated the state Glee Club Song of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on November 24, 1997.

General Laws of Massachusetts

The following information is excerpted from the General Laws of Massachusetts, Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 43.

PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE I. JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 2. ARMS, GREAT SEAL AND OTHER EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
SECTION 43

Section 43. Glee club song of commonwealth The song "The Great State of Massachusetts", words by George A. Wells, and music by J. Earl Bley, shall be the glee club song of the commonwealth.

Source: Massachusetts State Web Site, (http://www.mass.gov), December 1, 2004
Source: Massachusetts General Court, (http://www.mass.gov/legis/), December 1, 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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