Texas, Our Texas
 

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"Texas, Our Texas"

Texas, Our Texas! all hail the mighty State!
Texas, Our Texas! so wonderful so great!
Boldest and grandest, withstanding ev'ry test
O Empire wide and glorious, you stand supremely blest.
(chorus)

Texas, O Texas! your freeborn single star,
Sends out its radiance to nations near and far,
Emblem of Freedom! it set our hearts aglow,
With thoughts of San Jacinto and glorious Alamo.
(chorus)

Texas, dear Texas! from tyrant grip now free,
Shines forth in splendor, your star of destiny!
Mother of heroes, we come your children true,
Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, our love for you.

Chorus

God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong,
That you may grow in power and worth, throughout the ages long.
God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong,
That you may grow in power and worth, throughout the ages long.


Kitso
KS 361 times if you post National Anthems, i'm gonna post this :D

Texas Pledge of Allegiance
 

"Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible."

You ask me what I like about Texas
I tell you it's the wide open spaces!
It's everything between the Sabine and the Rio Grande.
It's the Llano Estacado,
It's the Brazos and the Colorado;
Spirit of the people down here who share this land!

It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand
It's a quarter for the jukebox, boys,
Play some songs by your favorite Austin Texas band!

You ask me what I like about Texas
It's the big timber roundneck Nacadoches
It's driving El Camino Real into San Antone
It's the Riverwalk and Mi Tierra
Dancing to the Cotton-eyed Joe
It's stories of the Menger Hotel and the Alamo!
(You remember the Alamo!)

It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!
It's a quarter for the jukebox, boys,
Play some songs by your favorite Austin Texas band!


Hey, you ask me what I like about Texas
It's Blue Bonnet and Indian paint brushes
Swimming in the sacred waters of Barton Springs
It's body surfing at Freo
It's Saturday night in Del Rio!
Driving across the border for some cultural exchange!

It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!
It's a quarter for the jukebox, boys,
Play some songs by your favorite Austin Texas band!

It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!
It's a quarter for the jukebox, boys,
Play some songs by your favorite Austin Texas band!

Yee-Hoo! That's what I like about Texas! Yehaw!

queequek,

to most Texans that is the "unofficial" state song.

One of my personal faves.

Kitso
KS 361

That's what I'm talkin' about
 

You Texans. I date one, and I'm about d*mn sick of it. I even have a freakin' "Don't Mess with Texas" magnet on my dorm fridge.... :rolleyes: :p;)

Woo hoo! Now quit rollin' your eyes. :p

http://www.lsjunction.com/midi/songs.htm

There's a yellow rose of Texas
That I am going to see
No other soldier knows her
No soldier, only me.
She cried so when I left her
It like to broke my heart
And if I ever find her
We never more will part.

She's the sweetest rose of color
This soldier ever knew
Her eyes are bright as diamonds
They sparkle like the dew.
You may talk about your dearest May
And sing of Rosa Lee
But the Yellow Rose of Texas
Beats the belles of Tennessee.

Oh, my heart is feeling weary
And my head is hanging low
I'm goin' back to Georgy
To find my Uncle Joe.
You may talk about your Beauregard
And sing of Bobby Lee
But the Gallant Hood of Texas
He raised Hell in Tennessee.

My daughter, who started Kindergarten this year, actually pledges allegiance to the Texas flag right after they pledge allegiance to the American flag in school. I went to high school in Texas for two years, and I don't remember that. :confused:

Only in Texas. :)

did you ask to see the basement? :)

LMAO -

I wonder how many times people have asked that after that movie came out?

BTW - No, I didn't ask that.:p

Before we get into (name the state), our (name the state), I would offer this song, written at the summit of Pike's Peak here in Colorado...

"Oh beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountains majesty,
Above the fruited plains,
America, America ,
God shed His grace on thee,
And crowns thy good,
With brotherhood,
"From sea to shining sea.:

(I typed this from memory, so please overlook any minor tense, punctuation or other errors.) Edited to capitalize "His."

its a new requirement that started this academic year. It's actually state law that all school kids in Texas say it daily and that there has to be a Texas flag in every classroom in the state.

Maybe the legislators were concerned that people werent proud enough of Texas. ;)

I miss this place so bad when I am not here. I dont know how kitso does it.

PS: Am watching the Alamo special on The History Channel. Although I am a student of Texas Hsitoy, I will always be amaized at how, to this day, Texans and Mexicans view the events of 1836 so completely differently.

I was at a wedding a few weeks ago in San Fernando cathedral (downtown SA) and did not know that the cremated remains of Travis, Bowie and Crockett are entombed there. It was very sobering to be in their presence.

I cant wait till the movie (The Alamo) comes out in April. Its gonna rock.

me too!

Dont feel bad, my Tennessee sweetheart thinks were a cult. I have magnets, flag stickers and such all over a certan fridge there in Tenn.

Still trying to prove tho that burnt orange is much more attractive than that wierd ass tangeriene orange and wierd shaped "T" of Univ of Tennessee.

Best of luck! Drag the nerd back here if you have to. ;)

Can any of you Texans help me?

I need the most horrendously tacky "Don't Mess with Texas" paraphenalia that I can find for one of my co-workers. I'll be in San Antonio for a few days, so I'll have a chance to pick it up.

Standards of taste are always lowest at an airport gift shop.

:D

Adrienne

OK I don't agree with you on this, Maroon is best! with an A and an M with a T in the middle :)

WHOOP!!!!

you tell em girl!! God, i love me those Aggie AXO's. My lil sister has such good taste :D

lifesaver,

It's damn tough my friend. I have to temper my music selections, as a little Texas Country each day is awesome, but too much and i start to get homesick.

And, the only UT i know is in knoxville.

that school in austin is t.u.

Kitso
KS 361 times i love my Texas GC buddies

Oh, that's brilliant! I have to remember that and hope I have your permission to use it!

It's also done as part of the opening ritual of every Texas Masonic lodge meeting as well.

If my ol' Kentucky home were anywhere else, i'd be blessed were it in Texas. I lived in El Paso for a spurt. I didn't much care for it, but College Station (Rob E Keen, L Lovett,) Lubbock (Pat Green,) or Austin (limits,) seem like three great places to end up startin' off. If just for the music. It's just so damn far from Kentucky and Nashville, though.

All I know is that there's NY and there's the rest of the world. Where does Texas fit into the picture?

-Rudey
--Y'all still wear those big funny hats?

Not from where I'm standing... to Texans, it's only Texas and then the rest of the world!

You don't see too many people in the big cities wearing 10-gallon hats, but there's plenty of Texas sports cars (read: pickups) driving around. I do own a cowboy hat, but I rarely wear it.

God Blessed Texas
 

I've seen a lot of places
I've been around the world
I've seen some pretty faces
Been with some beautiful girls
But after all I've witnessed one thing still amazes me
Just like a miracle you have to see to believe

'Cause God blessed Texas with His own hand
Brought down angels from the promised land
Gave 'em a place where they could dance
If you wanna see heaven brother here's your chance
I've been sent to spread the message
God blessed Texas!

First He lit sunshine
Then He made the waters deep
Then He gave us moonlight
For all the world to see
Well everybody knows that the Lord works in mysterious ways
He took a rest then on the very next day

God blessed Texas with His own hand
Brought down angels from the promised land
Gave 'em a place where they could dance
If you wanna see heaven brother here's your chance
I've been sent to spread the message
God blessed Texas!

God blessed Texas with His own hand
Brought down angels from the promised land
Gave 'em a place where they could dance
If you wanna see heaven brother here's your chance
Well I've been sent to spread the message
God blessed Texas!

Well I've been sent to spread the message
God blessed Texas!
Well I've been sent to spread the message
Mmm...God blessed Texas!

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That's weird.. I remember it being a requirement to have a Texas flag (along w/ the US flag) and we *always* had to do that when I was in grade school.

I don't remember doing that in high school though :confused:

I know, it does seem unusual. We always had a Texas flag in each classroom in the school district that I was educated in. However, it was the most recent meeting of the Texas Legis. that actually made it a law (if someone wants to research it and post it, great. I however have a life to get back to.) It was a big hullabaloo on Sept 01 when many schools started that that woudl have to say the Texas pledge. I was at a wedding this weekend and was making fun of the teachers asking them if they had it memorized yet.