Colored rocks in the Valley of Fire, Nevada; photo by Frank Kovalchek on Flickr (use permitted with attribution).
Official State Song of Nevada
Nevada designated "Home Means Nevada" by Mrs. Bertha Raffetto as the official state song in 1933 (Nevada also recognizes a state march). All State Songs
LYRICS
Way out in the land of the setting sun,
Where the wind blows wild and free,
There's a lovely spot, just the only one
That means home sweet home to me.
If you follow the old Kit Carson trail,
Until desert meets the hills,
Oh you certainly will agree with me,
It's the place of a thousand thrills.
CHORUS
Home, means Nevada, Home, means the hills,
Home, means the sage and the pines.
Out by the Truckee's silvery rills,
Out where the sun always shines,
There is the land that I love the best,
Fairer than all I can see.
Right in the heart of the golden west
Home, means Nevada to me.
VERSE 2
Whenever the sun at the close of day,
Colors all the western sky,
Oh my heart returns to the desert grey
And the mountains tow'ring high.
Where the moon beams play in shadowed glen,
With the spotted fawn and doe,
All the live long night until morning light,
Is the loveliest place I know.