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Beautiful Ohio
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acoustic, old skool, family, love
My dad, Harry, and my aunt Virginia and uncle Walter inherited a love of music from their father, and made wonderful music together for many years.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #343
Peak in subgenre #33
Author
Composer: Earl, Mary - Lyrics: MacDonald, Ballard
Rights
1918
Uploaded
September 19, 2007
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MP3 1.5 MB • 128 kbps • 1:38
Story behind the song
Beautiful Ohio From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Beautiful Ohio" is the official song of the U.S. State of Ohio.[1] History The first lyrics were written by Ballard MacDonald and the music by Robert A. "Bobo" King, who used the name Mary Earl.[2] A bill passed by the Ohio General Assembly in 1969 made it the state's official song and in 1989 adopted an amendment to section 5.09 of the Ohio Revised Code which changed the original words to a new set, written by Wilbert McBride.[3] Beautiful Ohio was originally written as a love song by Ballard MacDonald whose lyrics depict a "paradise of love divine." When McBride rewrote the lyrics for the 1989 version he gave a much more accurate portrayal of Ohio by including things such as the state's cities and factories rather than two imaginary lovers.[4] Modern Use Though "Beautiful Ohio" was originally written as a waltz, the most common version of the song today is a march arranged by Richard Heine. It is commonly performed by The Ohio State University Marching Band when travelling and representing the State of Ohio, including their appearance in the 2005 Inaugural Parade of President George W. Bush.[1]
Lyrics
Original Lyrics Long, long time ago Someone I know Had a little red canoe, In it room for only two. Love found its start Then in my heart, And like a flower grew. Chorus: Drifting with the current down a moonlit stream, While above the Heavens in their glory gleam, And the stars on high Twinkle in the sky, Seeming in a paradise of love divine, Dreaming of a pair of eyes that looked in mine. Beautiful Ohio, in dreams again I see Visons of what used to be.[5]
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