Wednesday, November 13, 2024

oklahoma on the range

  

Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,

Where the deer and antelope play,

Where never is heard a discouraging word

And the sky is not clouded all day.

 

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A home, a home where the deer and the antelope play,

Where never is heard a discouraging word

And the sky is not clouded all day.


Oh, give me the gale of the Solomon vale,

Where light streams with buoyancy flow,

On the banks of the Beaver, where seldom if ever,

Any poisonous herbage doth grow. 


(Chorus—) 


Oh, give me the land where the bright diamond sand

Throws light from its glittering stream,

Where glideth along the graceful white swan

Like a maid in her heavenly dream 


(Chorus—) 


I love these wild flowers in this bright land of ours,

I love, too, the curlew's wild scream,

The bluffs of white rocks and antelope flocks

That graze on our hillsides so green. 


(Chorus—) 


How often at night, when the heavens are bright

By the light of the glittering stars,

Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed

If their beauty exceeds this of ours. 


(Chorus—) 


The air is so pure the breezes so light,

The zephyrs so balmy at night,

I would not exchange my home here to range

Forever in azure so bright. 


Chorus—


Oh! give me a home where the Buffalo roam,

Where the Deer and the Antelope play;

Where never is heard a discouraging word,

And the sky is not clouded all day. 


[Chorus] A home! A home! 


Where the Deer and the Antelope play,

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,

And the sky is not clouded all day


Oh! give me land where the bright diamond sand.

Throws its light from the glittering streams,

Where glideth along the graceful white swan,

Like the maid in her heavenly dreams. 


[Chorus] A home! A home!


Oh! give me a gale of the Solomon vale,

Where the life streams with buoyancy flow;

Or the banks of the Beaver, where seldom if ever,

Any poisonous herbage doth grow. 


[Chorus] A home! A home!


How often at night, when the heavens were bright,

With the light of the twinkling stars,

Have I stood here amazed, and asked as I gazed,

If their glory exceed that of ours. 


[Chorus] A home! A home!


I love the wild flowers in this bright land of ours,

I love the wild curlew's shrill scream;

The bluffs and white rocks, and antelope flocks,

That graze on the mountains so green. 


[Chorus] A home! A home!


The air is so pure and the breezes so free,

The zephyrs so balmy and light,

That I would not exchange my home here to range,

Forever in azures so bright. 


[Chorus] A home! A home!


Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,

Where the deer and the antelope play,

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word

And the skies are not cloudy all day.


Home, home on the range,

Where the deer and the antelope play;

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word

And the skies are not cloudy all day.


Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free,

The breezes so balmy and light,

That I would not exchange my home on the range

For all of the cities so bright.


The red man was pressed from this part of the West,

He's likely no more to return

To the banks of Red River where seldom if ever

Their flickering camp-fires burn.


How often at night when the heavens are bright

With the light from the glittering stars,

Have I stood here amazed and asked as I gazed

If their glory exceeds that of ours.


Oh, I love these wild flowers in this dear land of ours,

The curlew I love to hear scream,

And I love the white rocks and the antelope flocks

That graze on the mountain-tops green.


Oh, give me a land where the bright diamond sand

Flows leisurely down the stream;

Where the graceful white swan goes gliding along

Like a maid in a heavenly dream.


Then I would not exchange my home on the range,

Where the deer and the antelope play;

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word

And the skies are not cloudy all day.


Home, home on the range,

Where the deer and the antelope play;

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word

And the skies are not cloudy all day. 




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_on_the_Range

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