{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-1-2-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 1-2-6-1","heading":"Form","body":"Sec. 1. The song entitled, \"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,\" words and music by Paul Dresser, be and is hereby established as the state song of Indiana. The form in which this song shall be sung as the state song of Indiana shall be as follows:\n'Round my Indiana homestead wave the cornfields,\nIn the distance loom the woodlands clear and cool,\nOftentimes my tho'ts revert to scenes of childhood,\nWhere I first received my lessons - nature's school.\nBut one thing there is missing in the picture,\nWithout her face it seems so incomplete,\nI long to see my mother in the doorway,\nAs she stood there years ago, her boy to greet.\nCHORUS\nOh, the moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash,\nFrom the fields there comes the breath of new-mown hay,\nThrough the sycamores the candle lights are gleaming,\nOn the banks of the Wabash, far away.\nMany years have passed since I strolled by the river,\nArm in arm, with sweetheart Mary by my side,\nIt was there I tried to tell her that I loved her,\nIt was there I begged of her to be my bride.\nLong years have passed since I strolled thro' the churchyard.\nShe's sleeping there, my angel, Mary dear,\nI loved her, but she thought I didn't mean it,\nStill I'd give my future were she only here.","path":["TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","ARTICLE 2. STATE EMBLEMS","Chapter 6. State Song"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_1.html#1-2-6-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-06-30T21:27:13Z","sha256":"d722125b1f58c24a3cb9168b8e8e45141ef4cbe1b6613c8021d259b3c536e1ab","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-1-2-5-1","next":"us-in/ic-1-2-7-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}