Just read in the paper that a music teacher in Winter Haven wants to make this the state song, and drop 'Old Folks at Home.'

Considering how many of us 50- and 60-somethings out there who are trying to remember the lyrics, I think he may be on to something. It got back in my head around Christmas, so I did a Web search and found others looking too. Also asked my Florida-born brother and sister-in-law two months ago because I'd been trying to figure out two lines I can't remember.

Here's my recall (early '60s Miami):

I wanna wake up in the morning,
Where the orange blossoms grow.
Where the sun comes peepin'
Into where I'm sleepin',
And the songbirds sing "Hello."

Da-da-da-da-daa Da-da-da-daa
da-da-da-da-daa da-daaa, [something 'roam'?)
And I'll make my home in Florida
Where the orange blossoms grow.