Sunrise Virginia Beach, Virginia USA at dawn. Photo by Gary Lerude / Flickr (use permitted with attribution/no derivative works).
Official State Popular Song of Virginia
The beach music song "Sweet Virginia Breeze" by Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett was designated the official state popular song of Virginia in 2015. All State Songs
By a vote of 39-0, the Virginia state senate designated "Sweet Virginia Breeze" as the official state popular song of Virginia, and "Our Great Virginia" as the official state traditional song (the bill was signed into law by the governor effective 7/1/15). Virginia also recognizes a song emeritus.
Lyrics to "Sweet Virginia Breeze"
Woke up this morning, the breeze blowin' 'cross my face,
And I just had to look up above and thank somebody for this place,
Because He must've been thinkin' 'bout me
When He planted that very first dogwood tree,
It's where I want to be,
Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze.
Take me out to the country, it feels mighty good out there,
When I get back to the city of the monuments,
It doesn't matter where I hang my hat, it's home to me,
The Blue Ridge Mountains tend to set me free,
It's where I want to be,
Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze.
Wakes me up in the mornin',
Rocks me to sleep at night,
I've got a red bird singin' on my window sill,
I know everything will be all right,
Livin' in the Sweet Virginia Breeze.
Just sittin' on my back porch,
I'm just watchin' the sun come up,
Sweet sweet Virginia Breeze blowin' ripples 'cross my coffee cup,
Because He must've been thinkin' 'bout me when He planted that very first
dogwood tree,
'Cause when that breeze comes blowin' through the trees,
You know everything will be all right,
Livin' in a Sweet Virginia Breeze,
Sweet Virginia Breeze"
