Anthem of Illinois USA

Illinois
Written by C.H. Chamberlain
Composed by Archibald Johnston

By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.

From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commerical tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.

When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue, There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.

Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.

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[secondlifeundergroun]

Illinois rocks!

[secondlifeundergroun]

WTF whats your problem people :P Chicago is the 2 nd biggest city in america :P

[AccessDenied55]

@SpitballSparky Cook County My Friend!

[Gregourii]

@secondlifeundergroun 3rd Biggest Genius

New York City

LA

Chicago XD

[secondlifeundergroun]

@Niels827 Dude, I think I know that and it was posted 2 years ago.

[Niels827]

@secondlifeundergroun No. Los Angeles is.

[SpitballSparky]

Kane County reporting in!

[9999900004222]

Hello Neighbor  =D

(Indiana)

[MyBfd]

@redhawk239 The first thing was a respond to the 'we look down Yankees' thing.

As for the rest, that Lincoln, Grant and Obama being born in Kentucky, Ohio and Hawaii mean, that they very likely got a common political opinion from the area they came from.

[redhawk239]

@MyBfd What does the fact that there are republicans in Illinois have to do with weather or not Lincoln, Obama, and Grant count as being from Illinois? Also, our liscense plates say Land of Lincoln on them. His presidential library is in our state capital. The man is burried in our state capital. Regardless of where he was actually born, Lincolns life and this state are prety much permanently interwoven.

[MyBfd]

@redhawk239 Not meaning they are actually from Illinois. And furthermore, there are many Republicans in Illinois too. Chicago is just Democratic, and make out the vast majority of the population of Illinois.

[redhawk239]

@MyBfd yes but illinois is the state they chose to live and work in.