Verse 1:          Wherever I travel, all over this land                        .
    I think about Virginia as often as I can.
             Legendary cities, childhood country scenes;
                 There's no place in this world I would rather be.

                                          From the Tarheels, the Buckeyes, neighboring Mountaineers
                              To the Hoosiers, the Sooners, treasures that are dear;
      I try to compare her, but there is no way
                          She compares to no other. For her honor I can say...

Chorus:          Virginia, my homeland, Virginia, my love;              .
                              Inspired by wondrous memories she's what I dream of.
                              Where the dogwood stirs softly in a cool gentle breeze,
                                          There's no place like Virginia she's Home, sweet Home to me.

Verse 2:          The birthplace of presidents, the like seldom seen;
             Gently she nurtured them, proudly she gave.
                       She stood up for America and the patriot's dream.
                      Her stand for the nation wrote our destiny's page.

         On her sons and daughters a legacy rests;
                                Her flag has been raised as they're called to life's quest.
               And drawn by her spirit, her banner held high,
                We applaud in adoration as her colors pass by.

Chorus:          Virginia, my homeland, Virginia, my love;              .
                             Inspired by wondrous memories she's what I dream of.
                             Where the dogwood stirs softly in a cool gentle breeze,
                                          There's no place like Virginia she's Home, sweet Home to me.

  Verse 3:          As the statuesque mountain peaks glorify her sights,
                          With the mist o'er the valleys at morning's first light,
                      And the cardinal's call lingers in the quiet twilight,
                                          In history books she'll write her page, her glory shining bright.

            I still see her croplands where row after row
          Reach out to the rivers, so gently they flow
     Her beautiful forests, a rest for my soul;
                  Wherever life takes me, my heart still she holds.

Chorus:          Virginia, my homeland, Virginia, my love;              .
                             Inspired by wondrous memories she's what I dream of.
                             Where the dogwood stirs softly in a cool gentle breeze,
                                          There's no place like Virginia she's Home, sweet Home to me.
 
 

                                                                         Words and Melody by:   Verna A. Rodes