State songs of Arizona

The lyrics of "The Arizona March Song" were written by Margaret Rowe Clifford in 1915.[3] The music was composed by Maurice Blumenthal.

First Stanza

Come to this land of sunshine,

To this land where life is young.

Where the wide, wide world is waiting,

The songs that will now be sung.

Where the golden sun is flaming

Into warm, white shining day.

And the sons of men are blazing

Their priceless right of way.

Chorus

Sing the song that's in your hearts,

Sing of the great Southwest.

Thank God, for Arizona,

In splendid sunshine dressed.

For thy beauty and thy grandeur,

For thy regal robes so sheen,

We hail thee Arizona

Our Goddess and our queen.[4]

The Alternate Anthem, "Arizona," is a Country and Western song, written and performed by Rex Allen and Rex Allen, Jr. It was adopted in 1981.[3]

I love you, Arizona

Your mountains, deserts, and streams

The rise of Dos Cabezas*

And the outlaws I see in my dreams;

I love you Arizona,

Superstitions* and all;

The warmth you give at sunrise;

Your sunsets put music in us all.

Oo, Arizona;

You're the magic in me;

Oo, Arizona,

You're the life-blood of me;

I love you Arizona;

Desert dust on the wind;

The sage and cactus are blooming,

And the smell of the rain on your skin.

Oo, Arizona;

You're the magic in me;

Oo, Arizona,

You're the life-blood of me.

"Superstitions" is a reference to the Superstition Mountains in Maricopa and Pinal counties, and "Dos Cabezas," or "Two Heads" in Spanish, refers to a pair of twin mountain peaks in Cochise County.[3]