Lyrics
- By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
- O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
- Comes an echo on the breeze.
- Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
- And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
- From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
- Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
- Till upon the inland sea,
- Stands thy great commercial tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
- Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
- When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
- Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
- When the Southern host withdrew,
- Pitting Gray against the Blue, there were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
- There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
- Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
- Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,
- On the record of thy years,
- Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
- Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.
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