Tell me of a land that's fair
With the smile of heaven there,
Of a land that's e'er the dearest as I roam;
Where the hills encircling rise,
And blue mountains kiss the skies --
O that land is Old Virginia, and my home!
Tell me of a land where glows
Love's first blush upon the rose,
Where the lily springs the whitest from the loam;
Where the "Daughter of the Sky"
And the James go rolling by --
O that land is Old Virginia, and my home!

CHORUS: Birthland of story,
Homeland of glory,
Thousands of voices are singing to thee;
With garlands fairest,
With heart gems rarest,
We crown Virginia, sweet land of the free.

Tell me of a land that gave
Ever bravest of the brave,
First to hail the star of freedom in the gloam;
Where the deeds that men may do
Prove them truest of the true --
O that land is Old Virginia, and my home!
Tell me of a land where love,
Fix'd in woman's heart doth prove,
Best of all the gifts to man 'neath heaven's dome;
Ah! the angels there a while
Banish care with beauty's smile --
O that land is Old Virginia, and my home!

CHORUS

©1911

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