The song 'Hail to the Chief' has become the official Presidential Anthem, played at many White House events. The music was written by the English songwriter James Sanderson. The words of the song (which are rarely sung) are attributed to two different men, Walter Scott or Albert Gamse. 'Hail to the Chief' was first published in the U.S. in about 1812. It was also called 'March and Chorus in the Dramatic Romance of the Lady of the Lake'. The song was first played to announce the arrival of the president on March 4, 1837, when it accompanied Martin Van Buren's inauguration.

Here are the official words to the song:

Hail to the Chief we have chos-en for the na - tion,
Hail to the Chief! We sa-lute him, one and all.
Hail to the Chief, as we pledge co-op - er -a- tion
In proud ful-fill-ment of a great, no-ble call.

Yours is the aim to make this grand coun-try grand-er,
This you will do, That's our strong, firm be-lief.
Hail to the one we se-lect-ed as com-mand-er,
Hail to the Pres-i-dent! Hail to the Chief!

[Repeat]