South Dakota § 1-6-7 State song.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 1-6-7 — State song.

South Dakota § 1-6-7

Title 1STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT

Ch. 1-4STATE EMBLEMS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 1-6-7 (2026).

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The song "Hail!  South Dakota" having words and music written by Deecort Hammitt is adopted and established as the official state song of South Dakota. A copy of such composition is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State and the words of which are as follows: Hail!  South Dakota, the best state in the land, She has her Black Hills, and mines with gold so rare, Come where the sun shines, and where life's worth your while, No state's so healthy, and no folk quite so true, Hail!  South Dakota, the state we love the best, Home of the Badlands, and Rushmore's ageless shrine, (Hills, farms and prairies, blessed with bright sunshine).

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The song "Hail! South Dakota" having words and music written by Deecort Hammitt is adopted and established as the official state song of South Dakota. A copy of such composition is on file in the Office of the Secretary of State and the words of which are as follows: Hail! South Dakota, the best state in the land, She has her Black Hills, and mines with gold so rare, Come where the sun shines, and where life's worth your while, No state's so healthy, and no folk quite so true, Hail! South Dakota, the state we love the best, Home of the Badlands, and Rushmore's ageless shrine, (Hills, farms and prairies, blessed with bright sunshine).