The U.S. state of Arizona has two official state songs, although neither is named as such. The official State Anthem is "The Arizona March Song" and the Alternate State Anthem is titled, "Arizona."
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History
The lyrics of "The Arizona March Song" were written by Margaret Rowe Clifford in 1915. The music was composed by Maurice Blumenthal. It was adopted on February 28, 1919.
Lyrics
The lyrics are:
History
The Alternate Anthem, "Arizona," is a Country and Western song, written and performed by Rex Allen and Rex Allen, Jr. It was adopted in 1981.
"Superstitions" is a reference to the Superstition Mountains, and "Dos Cabezas," or "Two Heads" in Spanish, refer to a pair of twin mountain peaks.
References
State songs of Arizona Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA