"Since 1837, when we became a state..."

[Sally PB]

When I was in grade school, we sang a song about Michigan. Here are the lyrics that I can recall:

Since 1837, when we became a state,
A very exciting story to you we can relate.
About a proud land, and a proud people,
And so we say to the USA:

We're not as large as Texas, but we do have land with oil.
We're smaller than Alaska, but we do have glacier soil.

.....

That's all I can remember. Ok, not great poetry. But dang if I can remember the title, or any more lines. I have tried looking up first lines of songs and poems and gotten nowhere. So, since this is my only social media, I turn to my chicken buddies. Does this ring any bells? Or can you who are so much better at internetting than I point me to somewhere to look?

Thank you, say I and the worm in my ear.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hope you find it! Good luck with your search

 

[CCin BH]

When I was in grade school, we sang a song about Michigan. Here are the lyrics that I can recall:

Since 1837, when we became a state,
A very exciting story to you we can relate.
About a proud land, and a proud people,
And so we say to the USA:

We're not as large as Texas, but we do have land with oil.
We're smaller than Alaska, but we do have glacier soil.

.....

That's all I can remember. Ok, not great poetry. But dang if I can remember the title, or any more lines. I have tried looking up first lines of songs and poems and gotten nowhere. So, since this is my only social media, I turn to my chicken buddies. Does this ring any bells? Or can you who are so much better at internetting than I point me to somewhere to look?

Thank you, say I and the worm in my ear.

I sang this song in elementary school too, but cannot remember the title or all of the words. All I can remember is the following, and every once in a while I jump online to see if I can find anything. Your post is the closest I've ever come

"We make all kinds of automobiles

By ship we haul iron ore

60% of the land we farm in sugar beets, corn and hay

But say have you tasted the cherries

That grow at Traverse Bay"

 

[EGGDEVOURER]

Someone on the r/Michigan Reddit was also trying to figure out what this song was, and there is an answer! The song is called “Proud Michigan” and it was printed in a song book from 1962 called “I Sing of Michigan” by Lorna Dee Mistele.

 

[Sally PB]

@EGGDEVOURER, Thank you!!!!!

I found that book on Etsy. The publish timing is right (1962) because we sang that song in 3rd grade, 1970 for me.

Thank you again.

 

[EGGDEVOURER]

@EGGDEVOURER, Thank you!!!!!

I found that book on Etsy. The publish timing is right (1962) because we sang that song in 3rd grade, 1970 for me.

Thank you again.

You’re welcome!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Huh. They never taught me or my brother that song when we were young.