SD State Symbols
Song of South Dakota
By Nora Kirkeby
Jan 29, 2007, 12:59 PST

Hail South Dakota

Song words and music by DeeCort Hammitt
Adopted on March 5, 1943

Hail! South Dakota, A great state of the land,
Health, wealth and beauty, That's what makes her grand;
She has her Black Hills, And mines with gold so rare,
And with her scenery, No other state can compare.

Come where the sun shines, And where life's worth your while,
You won't be here long, 'Till you'll wear a smile;
No state's so healthy, And no folk quite so true,
To South Dakota. We welcome you.

Hail! South Dakota, The state we love the best,
Land of our fathers, Builders of the west;
Home of the Badlands, and Rushmore's ageless shrine,
Black Hills and prairies, Farmland and Sunshine.
Hills, farms and prairies, Blessed with bright Sunshine.

Listen to the music for Hail South Dakota
Courtesy of HomewithGod

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