[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