Main Title / Rock Island / Iowa Stubborn

Lyrics

[MAN 1] Oh, there's nothing halfway About the Iowa way to treat you [MAN 2] When we treat you [MAN 3] Which we may not do at all [MAN 4] There's an Iowa kind of special Chip-on-the-shoulder attitude [WOMAN 1] We've never been without That we recall [TOWNSPEOPLE] We can be cold As a falling thermometer in December If you ask about our weather in July [MAN 5] And we're so by God stubborn We could stand touchin' noses For a week at a time And never see eye-to-eye [TOWNSPEOPLE] But what the heck, you're welcome Join us at the picnic [MAN 4] You can eat your fill [MAN 3] Of all the food you bring yourself [TOWNSPEOPLE] You really ought to give Iowa a try [MAN 6] Provided you are contrary [TOWNSPEOPLE] 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 [FARMER] So, what the heck, you're welcome Glad to have you with us [FARMER & 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