Beautiful Texas By W. Lee O'Daniel You've all read the beautiful stories Of the countries far over the sea From whence came our ancestors To establish this land of the free There are some folks who still like to travel To see what they have over there But when they go look it's not like the book And they find there is none to compare With beautiful, beautiful Texas Where the beautiful bluebonnets grow We're proud of our forefathers Who fought at the Alamo You can live on the plains or the mountains Or down where the sea breezes blow And you're still in beautiful Texas The most beautiful place that we know You can travel on beautiful highways By the cities and village and farms Or sail up above on the skyways And beauty below you a charm ... Go with you and ... ... and then you will say That Texas has beauty to spare In this song of beautiful Texas There's one thing we just have to say About six million people Who are proud that they're here to stay It's great to be healthy and happy And that seems to be our good fate So let us all smile for life is worthwhile When we live in that beautiful state Called . . . .