This is my country - Wikipedia This is my country For the Impressions album with title song by Curtis Mayfield, see This Is My Country ( album ). For the 1984 Filipino film directed by Lino Brocka, see This Is My Country ( film ). `` This Is My Country '' Song Written 1940 Genre Patriotic song Composer ( s ) Al Jacobs Lyricist ( s ) Don Raye `` This Is My Country '' is an American patriotic song composed in 1940. The lyrics are by Don Raye and the music is by Al Jacobs. Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians were the first to record the song, in 1942. The song is played at the end of Walt Disney World and Disneyland fireworks shows. Lyrics The folk song begins slowly, opening with : What difference if I hail from North or South Or from the East or West ? My heart is filled with love For all of these. I only know I swell with pride And deep within my breast I thrill to see Old Glory Paint the breeze. It then swings into a march tempo for the verse. The song is made notable by the fact that it honors both native - born Americans and immigrants. The first verse reads : This is my country Land of my birth This is my country Grandest on Earth While the second verse ( sung on a repeat, as the introduction is not repeated ) instead reads : This is my country Land of my choice This is my country Hear my proud voice. Both versions join together at the ending : I pledge thee my allegiance America the bold For this is my country To have and to hold References ^ Jump up to : `` This is My Country ''. The Library of Congress. 2002. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 26. This folk song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=This_Is_My_Country&oldid=810950973 '' Categories : 1940 songs American folk songs American patriotic songs Songs written by Don Raye Songs written by Al Jacobs Folk song stubs Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 November 2017, at 15 : 05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song this is my country
Answer: Don Raye