{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5.09","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5.09","heading":"State song.","body":"The song, \"Beautiful Ohio,\" is hereby adopted as the official song of the state, the lyric being written by Ballard MacDonald, with special lyrics by Wilbert B. McBride, and the music being composed by Mary Earl. The special lyrics are as follows:\nI sailed away;\nWandered afar;\nCrossed the mighty restless sea;\nLooked for where I ought to be.\nCities so grand, mountains above,\nLed to this land I love.\nChorus\nBeautiful Ohio, where the golden grain\nDwarf the lovely flowers in the summer rain.\nCities rising high, silhouette the sky.\nFreedom is supreme in this majestic land;\nMighty factories seem to hum a tune, so grand.\nBeautiful Ohio, thy wonders are in view,\nLand where my dreams all come true!","path":["General Provisions","Chapter 5 State Insignia; Seals; Holidays"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5.09","current_through":"1989-11-06 (Senate Bill 33 - 118th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:24Z","sha256":"f69d58c2dd68824217ac43ea3df9de53dcb9307ade4b9c0665a13f06c403a0fa","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5.082","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5.091"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}