The California State Song

When was the official California state song created. And what are the words, lyrics, to the state song of California?

All the information about the song "I love you California" is here. Just scroll down to read the lyrics and all verses to the official California song.

The history of how the state song was created by the auther, goes like this. A Los Angeles merchant by the name of F.B. Silverwood wrote the song in the early 1900's.

It was later put to music by Alfred Frankenstein, who was a former conductor for the LA Symphony Orchestra.

It was played as the official song for expositions held in San Diego and San Francisco in 1915.

When the first ship to go through the Panama Canal, played the song, it started to get attention.

The California legislature passed a resolution in 1951, to officially name the song "The California State Song".

There have been several attempts to change the state song to different ones, such as "California Here I Come", a very popular tune.

But eventually by 1988, the song "I Love You California" became the official California state song by law.

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Sheet Music Listen to I love You California Written by F. B. Silverwood Composed by A. F. Frankenstein

I love you, California, you're the greatest state of all I love you in the winter, summer, spring, and in the fall. I love your fertile valleys; your dear mountains I adore, I love your grand old ocean and I love her rugged shore.

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I love your redwood forests - love your fields of yellow grain, I love your summer breezes, and I love your winter rain, I love you, land of flowers; land of honey, fruit and wine, I love you, California; you have won this heart of mine.

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I love your old gray Missions - love your vineyards streteching far, I love you, California, with your Golden Gate ajar, I love your purple sunsets, love your skies of azure blue, I love you, California; I just can't help loving you.

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I love you, Catalina - you are very dear to me, I love you, Tamalpais, and I love Yosemite, I love you, Land of Sunshine, half your beauties are untold, I loved you in my childhood, and I'll love you when I'm old.

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When the snow crowned Golden Sierras Keep their watch o'er the valleys bloom. It is there I would be in our land by the sea, Ev'ry breeze bearing rich perfume, It is here nature gives of her rarest, It is Home Sweet Home to me. And I know when I die I shall breathe my last sigh For my sunny California.

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