Colorado State Song

Senate bill 308 1915.

Colorado state song. Colorado revised statute 24 80 909. Fynn verse one where the snowy peaks gleam in the moonlight above the dark forests of pine and the wild foaming waters dash onward toward lands where the tropic stars shine. Arthur john fynn in 1911 and was adopted on may 8 1915 in the early to mid 2000s there was debate over replacing where the columbines grow with john denver s rocky mountain high or merle haggard s rare song colorado. It was written and composed by dr.

In 2007 the colorado legislature named rocky mountain. The most well known state song of colorado by a. Peggy seaton colorado state archives. Official state song of colorado rocky mountain high by john denver was officially recognized as colorado s second state song in march 2007 nearly 10 years after john denver died in a plane crash where the columbines grow was the first state song of colorado adopted in 1915 all state songs.

Written music by a j. Where the columbines grow is one of the two official state songs of colorado. As a fourth grader in 1997 kari neuman tried to get colorado to make rocky mountain high an official state song shortly after denver was killed in a plane crash in california. Official state song of colorado where the columbines grow by a j.

Colorado state song lyrics where the columbines grow lyrics. Colorado actually has two state songs. Woman holding a book in may of 1915. 1 two individuals stephen foster and john denver have written or co written two state songs.

Flynn is entitled where the columbines grow the second state song of colorado is titled rocky mountain high written and composed by folksinger john denver. Where the columbines grow a j.