Louisiana Statutes
§ 49:155 — State song
Louisiana § 49:155
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 49State Administration
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 49:155 (2026).
Text
§155. State song
A.The official state song for the state of Louisiana shall be the musical composition
with words and music by Jimmy H. Davis and Charles Mitchell, entitled "You Are My
Sunshine"; the words reading as follows:
Verses:
The other night, dear
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
When I awoke, dear
I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried;
I'll always love you
And make you happy
If you will only say the same
But if you leave me
To love another
You'll regret it all some day;
You told me once, dear
You really loved me
And no one else could come between
But now you've left me
And love another
You have shattered all my dreams;
Louisiana my Louisiana
the place where I was borne.
White fields of cotton
--green fields of clover,
the best fishing
and long tall corn;
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Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 431, §1; Acts 1977, No. 540, §1; Acts 2021, No. 471,
§1.
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