Iowa Stubborn

Lyrics

[HAROLD HILL] Good morning neighbor Could you kindly direct me which way's the center of town? [WOMAN 1] Runs right down the middle of the street [HAROLD HILL] Excuse me friend, where would I find a good hotel? [WOMAN 2] Try the Pulmer house in Chicago [HAROLD HILL] Good morning neighbor, I'm a stranger in your town What do you folks do around here for fun? [MAN] Mind our business [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 rеcall We can be cold As a falling thermomеter 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 We can be cold As our falling thermometer in December If you ask about our weather in July And we're so by damn 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 [FARMER] So, what the heck, you're welcome Glad to have you with us [FARMER & HIS WIFE] Even though we may not ever mention it again [TOWNSPEOPLE] 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