[TOWNSPEOPLE]
OH THERE'S
NOTHING HALFWAY
ABOUT THE IOWA WAY
TO TREAT YOU
WHEN WE TREAT YOU
WHICH WE MAY
NOT DO AT ALL
THERE'S AN IOWA KIND
OF SPECIAL
CHIP-ON-THE-SHOULDER
ATTITUDE
WE'VE NEVER
BEEN WITHOUT
THAT WE RECALL
WE CAN BE COLD
AS A FALLING
THERMOMETER IN
DECEMBER
IF YOU ASK ABOUT
OUR WEATHER IN JULY
AND WE'RE SO
BY GOD STUBBORN
WE COULD STAND
TOUCHIN' NOSES
FOR A WEEK AT A TIME
AND NEVER SEE
EYE-TO-EYE
BUT WHAT THE HECK
YOU'RE WELCOME
JOIN US AT THE PICNIC
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR FILL
OF ALL THE FOOD
YOU BRING YOURSELF
YOU REALLY OUGHT
TO GIVE IOWA A TRY
PROVIDED YOU ARE
CONTRARY
WE CAN BE COLD
AS OUR FALLING
THERMOMETER IN
DECEMBER
IF YOU ASK ABOUT
OUR WEATHER IN JULY
AND WE'RE SO
BY GOD STUBBORN
WE CAN STAND
TOUCHIN' NOSES
FOR A WEEK AT A TIME
AND NEVER SEE
EYE-TO-EYE
BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU
OUR SHIRT
AND A BACK
TO GO WITH IT
IF YOUR CROP SHOULD
HAPPEN TO DIE
SO WHAT THE HECK
YOU'RE WELCOME
GLAD TO HAVE
YOU WITH US
EVEN THOUGH WE MAY
NOT EVER MENTION
IT AGAIN
YOU REALLY OUGHT
TO GIVE IOWA
HAWKEYE IOWA
DUBUQUE DES MOINES
DAVENPORT
MARSHALL TOWN
MASON CITY
KEOKUK AMES
CLEAR LAKE
OUGHT TO GIVE
IOWA A TRY