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Oklahoma Hills

Oklahoma State Folk Song

River running through the Narrows in the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma, photo by Mark Phillips on Flickr  (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Official State Folk Song of Oklahoma

"Oklahoma Hills" by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie was designated the official state folk song of Oklahoma in 2001. The lyrics of "Oklahoma Hills" are Woody Guthrie's tribute to growing up in Oklahoma. All Oklahoma Songs - All State Songs

Lyrics to "Oklahoma Hills"

Many a month has come and gone
Since I've wandered from my home
In those Oklahoma Hills
Where I was born
Many a page of my life has turned
Many lessons I have learned
And I feel like in those hills
Where I belong
 
CHORUS
 
Way down yonder in the Indian nation
Ridin' my pony on the reservation
In the Oklahoma Hills where I was born
Way down yonder in the Indian nation
A cowboy's life is my occupation
In the Oklahoma Hills where I was born
 
VERSE 2
 
But as I sit here today
Many miles I am away
From the place I rode my pony
Through the draw
Where the oak and black-jack trees
Kiss the playful prairie breeze
And I feel back in those hills
Where I belong
 
VERSE 3
 
Now as I turn life a page
To the land of the great Osage
In those Oklahoma hills
Where I was born
Where the black oil rolls and flows
And the snow white cotton grows
And I feel like in those hills
Where I belong

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