Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
Song by James A. Bland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" is a song written circa 1878 by James A. Bland (1854–1911), an African-American composer and minstrel performer.[1] It was Virginia's state song from 1940 until 1997.[2]
There is some evidence suggesting that it is an adaptation of "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny" ("De Floating Scow of Ole Virginia") which had been popular since the 1840s and was sung by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.[1]