And talking to my parents (who say that my Grandfather, who was a member of the Society of the Native Oregon Born [SNOB] is turning in his grave). He would belt the song out whenever he crossed into the state.
And FWIW—the Whitman Massacre happened in the part of Oregon territory that would become Washington. But you take what you can get.
Very informative! It never occurred to me that Oregon had a state song, let alone that people sang it!