<P> `` ( Back Home Again in ) Indiana '' is a song composed by James F. Hanley with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald that was published in January 1917 . Although it is not the state song of Indiana ( which is `` On the Banks of the Wabash , Far Away '' ) , it is perhaps the best - known song that pays tribute to the Hoosier state . </P>
<P> `` ( Back Home Again in ) Indiana '' is a song composed by James F. Hanley with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald that was published in January 1917 . Although it is not the state song of Indiana ( which is `` On the Banks of the Wabash , Far Away '' ) , it is perhaps the best - known song that pays tribute to the Hoosier state . </P>
who wrote the song back home again in indiana
who wrote the song back home again in indiana
James F. Hanley Ballard MacDonald
James F. Hanley Ballard MacDonald