Bill Text: NJ A3511 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates "Sweet, Sweet New Jersey" as State song.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-12-06 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A3511 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A3511-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Designates "Sweet, Sweet New Jersey" as State song.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act designating "Sweet, Sweet New Jersey" as the State song and supplementing chapter 9A of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The State song shall be the words and the music of the song entitled "Sweet, Sweet New Jersey," composed by Kathryn Donovan, Nadia Cameron, Meghan Lance, Olivia Duong and arranged by David Hanslowe.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill designates "Sweet, Sweet New Jersey," composed by Kathryn Donovan, Nadia Cameron, Meghan Lance, Olivia Duong and arranged by David Hanslowe, as the State song. "Sweet, Sweet New Jersey" is based on the music of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
The lyrics of "Sweet, Sweet New Jersey" are as follows:
Sweet, Sweet New Jersey,
How you amaze me,
With Garden State scenery,
I can't believe my eyes.
CHORUS:
Sweet, Sweet New Jersey,
How you inspire me,
With your amazing nature,
Sweet New Jersey.
Goldfinches chirp their sound,
Violets grow all around,
Honeybees make honey,
In red oak trees.
CHORUS
Blueberries grow so sweet,
They are my favorite treat,
Beautiful knobbed whelk is found near the brook trout.
CHORUS
Liberty and prosperity,
How they inspire me to believe,
Sweet, Sweet New Jersey,
How you inspire me,
With your amazing beauty,
You are my state.
