All I Owe Ioway

Lyrics

[MARTY] I can hear 'em callin' hogs in the clear Ioway air I can sniff the fragrant whiff of an Ioway rose [SINGERS] You've got Ioway in your heart [MARTY, MARTY & SINGERS] I've got Ioway in my hair I've got Ioway in my ears and eyes and nose [MARTY] Oh, I know all I owe, I owe Ioway I owe Ioway all I owe and I know why I am Ioway born and bred And on Ioway corn I'm fed Not to mention her barley, wheat and rye [MARTY & SINGERS] I owe Ioway for her ham And her beef and her lamb And her strawberry jam And her pie [MARTY] I owe Ioway more than I can ever pay So I think I'll move to Californiay [SINGERS] What a shame [EMILY] What a shame [SINGERS] What a shame [EMILY] What a shame [SINGERS] You'll be good and gosh darn sorry when you go [MARTY] Don't I know [EMILY] When you leave your native state You'll be feeling far from great You'll be good and gosh darn sorry when you go [MARTY] I'm a seed of Ioway grain [EMILY] You're a breeze that Ioway blew [MARTY] I'm a drop of Ioway rain [EMILY & SINGERS] You're a drip of Ioway dew [EMILY] Oh, I know all I owe, I owe Ioway I owe Ioway all I owe and I know why I am Ioway born and bred And on Ioway corn I'm fed Not to mention her barley, wheat and rye I owe Ioway for her ham And her beef and her lamb [MAN 1, EMILY & MAN 1] And her strawberry jam [WOMAN 1] And her pie [MAN 1] I owe Ioway more than anyone should owe So I think I'll start in owing Idaho [EMILY, spoken] All together [EMILY & FAIRGOERS] What a shame [MAN 1] What a shame [EMILY & FAIRGOERS] What a shame [MAN 1] What a shame [EMILY & FAIRGOERS] You'll be cryin' like a baby when you go [MAN 1] Don't I know When I leave my native heath With my lip between my teeth I'll be bawlin' like a booby when I go [EMILY] You're a seed of Ioway grain You're a breeze that Ioway blew [MAN 2] I'm a drop of Ioway rain [WOMAN 2] You're a drip of Ioway dew [FAIRGOERS] Oh, I know all I owe, I owe Ioway I owe Ioway all I owe and I know why I am Ioway born and bred And on Ioway corn I'm fed Not to mention her barley, wheat and rye I owe Ioway for her ham And her beef and her lamb And her strawberry jam And her pie I owe Ioway more than anyone should owe So I think I'll start in owing Idaho Better stay, better stay You'll be good and gosh darn sorry if you go [MAN 3] Don't I know [FAIRGOERS] When you leave your native state You'll be feeling far from great You'll be good and gosh darn sorry when you go I, O, Ioway I, O, Ioway [MAN 4] I'm a seed of Ioway grain [WOMAN 4] You're a breeze that Ioway blew [MAN 4] I'm a drop of Ioway rain [MAN 5] You're a drip of Ioway dew [FAIRGOERS] I owe Ioway for her ham And her beef and her lamb And her strawberry jam And her pie I owe Ioway more than I can ever pay So I think I'll move to Californiay I owe Ioway for her ham And her beef and her lamb And her strawberry jam And her pie I owe Ioway more than I can ever pay So I think I'll move to Californiay I-O-W, I-O-W, I-O-W, I-O-W-A! Hooray! Ioway! Yay!