Last update: February 6, 1997
Hail! South Dakota,
A great state of the land,
Health, wealth and beauty,
That's what makes her grand;
She has her Black Hils,
And mines with gold so rare,
And with her scen'ry,
No state can compare.
Come where the sun shines,
And where life's worth your while,
You won't be here long,
'Till you wear a smile;
No state's so healthy,
And no folk quite so true,
To South Dakota,
We all welcome you.
Hail! South Dakota,
A great state we love best,
Land of our fathers,
Builders of the West,
Home of the Badlands,
And Rush-more's ageless shine,
Black Hills and prairies,
Farmland and sunshine.
Written by Deecort Hammit