Kentucky State Song

Lyrics adopted in 1986 the sun shines bright in my old kentucky home tis summer the people are gay.

Kentucky state song. It was designated the state song of kentucky by an act of the legislature kentucky acts 1928 approved march 19 1928. My old kentucky home my old kentucky home was written and set to music by stephen collins foster in 1850 and published in 1853 by firth pound and company new york. My old kentucky home lyrics. My old kentucky home stephen foster university of kentucky bands.

Sheet music listen to midi. Kentucky official song of the state of kentucky. My old kentucky home kentucky became the 15th state in 1792 public domain image on wikipedia. My old kentucky home words and music by.

Mint s bicentennial commemorative quarter for kentucky features a thoroughbred racehorse state horse the historic federal hill mansion in bardstown and the title of kentucky s state song. The young folks roll on the little cabin floor all merry all happy and bright. Kentucky state song lyrics. The corn top s ripe and the meadow s in the bloom.

The sun shines bright in the old kentucky home tis summer the people are gay. The corn top s ripe and the meadow s in the bloom while the birds make music all the day. Foster s song was increasingly adopted as a symbol of a romanticized vision of the antebellum period of kentucky glossing over or romanticizing kentucky s history of chattel slavery depicted in the song.