<P> `` Home on the Range '' is a classic western folk song sometimes called the `` unofficial anthem '' of the American West . The lyrics were originally written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County , Kansas , in a poem entitled `` My Western Home '' in 1872 . In 1947 , it became the state song of the U.S. state of Kansas . In 2010 , members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 western songs of all time . </P>
<P> `` Home on the Range '' is a classic western folk song sometimes called the `` unofficial anthem '' of the American West . The lyrics were originally written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County , Kansas , in a poem entitled `` My Western Home '' in 1872 . In 1947 , it became the state song of the U.S. state of Kansas . In 2010 , members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 western songs of all time . </P>
who wrote the lyrics to home on the range
who wrote the lyrics to home on the range
Dr. Brewster M. Higley
Dr. Brewster M. Higley