{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-3-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-3-10","heading":"State ballad.","body":"The words and music of \"Land of Enchantment - New Mexico\", written by Michael Martin Murphy, Chick Raines and Don Cook, are declared to be the official state ballad. The words of the state ballad are as follows:\nI met a lady in my drifting days\nI quickly fell under the spell of her loving ways\nA rose in the desert I loved her so\nIn the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico\nAs we watched the sunset by the Rio Grande\nA mission bell rang farewell she took my hand\nShe said \"come back amigo no matter where you go\"\nTo the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico\nFrom her arms I wandered, far across the sea\nI often heard her gentle words haunting me\n\"Come back amigo, I miss you so\"\nTo the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico\nSo come back amigo no matter where you go\nTo the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico.","path":["Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters","ARTICLE 3 State Seal, Song and Symbols"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"ab1421f554c26e131756cbb02492bf208cb001458c8b66c5dc7eb497e3a81de7","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-3-9","next":"us-nm/12-3-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}