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 our falling thermometers in December,
if you ask about the 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 what the heck,
You're welcome,
Join us at the picnic,
You can eat 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 thermometers in December,
if you ask about the 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 our shirt
and a back to go with it
If your crops 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, Marshalltown, Mason City, Keokuk, Ames, Clear Lake.
Ought to give Iowa a try.