STATE SONGS Illinois The Songs of the 50 States West Virginia South Carolina Idaho Montana Pennsylvania Utah Arkansas Iowa Mississippi Maine Oregon Michigan New Hampshire Nevada Alaska (Live only) Nebraska (Live only) Ohio (Live only) Louisiana (From the Montana Single)

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The Songs of the 50 States The Songs of the 50 States The Songs of the 50 States The time has come for us to sing about a certain place Where everything is in the control Of people who are down in a hole The Songs of the 50 States The Songs of the 50 States No two alike but each connected by a golden thread I'll try not to forget all the words And leave that job to those who have heard State Songs State Songs I can't wait for my favorite one I'm not gonna say they're great I ain't gonna say they ain't But I recall and will relate the words and music of The 50 Songs of the 50 States The Songs of the 50 States The time is nigh for us to sigh about a certain place Where everything is in the control Of people who are under the ground State Songs State Songs I can't wait for my favorite one I hear the melody the harmony the pounding rhythm The ideas, notes and words Every state a different composition Keeping me awake late at night Can't get them out of my mind State Songs State Songs I can't wait for my favorite one I'm not gonna say they're great I ain't gonna say they ain't But I recall and will relate the words and music of The 50 Songs of the 50 States The Songs of the 50 States The time has come for us to sing about a certain place Where everything is in the control Of men who are controlling my mind State Songs State Songs I can't wait for my favorite one TOP

West Virginia West Virginia Why don't you come outside with me West Virginia There's something I'd like you to see West Virginia Deep within ya There's another deep inside you and Inside the other one there is another In the other Like I told you You are concentric in your form When it's cold you Have got yourself to keep you warm West Virginia You'll contin-ya To be constantly a part of you You'll never part and you will be The party who will be partial to you Sugar Maple's winged seed Propellor spinning from the tree Rhododendron evergreen Look within and you will see There's another deep inside you and Inside the other one there is another In the other Think it over No need to answer right away I'll be over There in the state across the way West Virginia You'll contin-ya To be constantly a part of you You'll never part and you will be The party who will be partial to you Sugar Maple's winged seed Propellor spinning from the tree Rhododendron evergreen Look within and you will see There's another deep inside you and Inside the other one there is another In the other West Virginia West Virginia TOP

South Carolina The other day my neighbor has a dented bike Second day he called me from intensive care Says he needs a picture of the dented bike For the evidence of what a wreck he had Accident Accident Lift that fork eat that snail Garçon summon up a new cocktail Lift that fork eat that snail Garçon summon up a new cocktail Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle And I won some damages and they were punitive By which I mean the punishment was damaging It crushed my head It crushed my head Garçon, where's my drink? Wreck Observe the front wheel spinning upside down Wreck The red reflector fragments strewn around Wreck The back wheel's 'O' is now a letter 'D' Wreck I was an 'I' and now I am a 'V' Lift that fork eat that snail Garçon summon up a new cocktail Lift that fork, eat that snail Garçon summon up a new cocktail Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle If I had to do it all again by bicycle If I had to do it I would crash my bicycle I'd crush my head Collect the bread Crash my bicycle Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Fork fork Snail snail Garçon Garçon Cocktail cocktail Fork fork Snail snail Garçon Garçon Cocktail cocktail Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively Move around folks Push her back there move along Show's over folks Let him breathe step lively TOP

Idaho Nightlong vigil by the picture window Sleepy eyes never leave the road Past my bedtime miles ago Still haven't entered Idado There is a sign just up the way 100 feet from my front yard And though it's dark I make it out It says that, "Idaho welcomes you" Everybody's passed out They don't know How close we are now Idaho Seen you know everything about you Heard your air blowing across my door Tantalizing go man go Driving my house to Idaho Almost there now Play that drumroll TOP

Montana What are you staring at In that hospital bed? Let me explain I wasn't thinking about anything Then it hit me that Montana was really just a leg With the round part just the way you would expect And it started with a feeling that ended in a leg And it seemed to me Montana was a leg A leg Now I get it I'll tell the person next to me And then haul off and die I won't need this Electric folding bed I can lose these tiny pillcups now 'Cause it hit me that Montana was really just a leg And then just like that it all fell into place And I don't think I can stand any longer in this bed Since I figured out Montana was a leg A leg Now I get it I wasn't sure but now I know And I can finally go Give out my lungs Give up and tell the information to the man in the next bed down In the morning he'll tell someone the last thing that I said When I told him that Montana was a leg From the beginning there was something about it staring me In the face I should have guessed it right away When it started with a feeling that ended in a leg And it seemed to me Montana was a leg A leg Now I get it I'll tell the person next to me (I'll tell them that Montana was) I'll say Montana was A leg Now I get it I wasn't sure But now I know And I can finally go home TOP

Pennsylvania La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Pennsylvania TOP

Utah Reading the next résumé Raising his eyes up from the page Showing no sign of surprise Weren't you the one I hurt? Weren't you the one that I betrayed? Did you stay angry with me? I forget you I forget you I forget Utah I forget you I forget you I forget Utah TOP

Arkansas The designers of the Arkansas Were inspired to choose a form that was The exact dimensions and the shape Of the state whose name she bore Yes, the ship was shaped like Arkansas And the hull was formed without a flaw Every detail had been reproduced On a scale of 1:1 I was on the coast of Arkansas When I saw her colors from the shore And I sadly waved my hankerchief As the ship began to sing: "I'm the ship that's shaped like Arkansas And my hull was formed without a flaw Every detail has been reproduced On a scale of 1:1 Avast me hearties! A blimey state! Ahoy there! Avast there! Ahoy there me hearties!" When the rising tide engulfs the shore And the waves roll over Arkansas Will the ship return to anchor there And replace the sunken state? For the ship was shaped like Arkansas And the hull was formed without a flaw Every detail had been reproduced On a scale of 1:1 TOP

Iowa Silhouette on the moon Flying around on a broom Iowa is a witch She's a witch She's a witch She's a witch She likes the conical hat Matching black dress and a cat Iowa is a witch She's a witch She's a witch She's a witch And if that broom don't fly I'm gonna buy you a dustbuster Stirs a large iron pot Casting a spell on Vermont Iowa is a witch She's a witch She's a witch She's a witch She is a witch She is a witch She is a witch TOP

Mississippi (Instrumental) TOP

Maine Relaxing on my hands and knees Relaxing on my face Reclining in the beartrap of its tender warm embrace Glazed with coniferous green Glazed with excitement and dread Exhausted from oversleep Awake but still in bed The shaving razor's rusty but the sting brings you exactly back to Maine Is the world that went south Maine Is a punch in the mouth Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart Maine Is the devil you know Maine Is the heaven below Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart I love you anyway (I love you anyway) I promise there's no other state (there's no other state) But only if you stay away (but only if you leave) And leave me to my ugly state (me to my ugly state) And give me back my evil heart so I can see you as you are in Maine Is the world that went south Maine Is a punch in the mouth Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart Maine Is the poison you love Maine Is the hell from above Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart TOP

Oregon Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Here it comes Here it comes Now it's after you Flee to someplace new Run away Run away From the penthouse to the prison to the humble pied-à-terre Are they taking up the cry In the brothel In the castle On the crowded boulevard Do they sing the dreadful words Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Here it comes Here it comes Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Run away Run away TOP

Michigan Oh Michigan exemplar of unchecked replication Oh Michigan Oh Michigan The tank the fishes are in Expansionist in spirit In latter borders obtained Don't hold us back Don't hold us back We must eat Michigan's brain Now grow back Michigan We miss you again TOP

New Hampshire Here I stand outside the window longing to be asked inside Until someone sees, being polite, though scared to death, they let me in Woman wonders, "Who's your itchy friend?" Woman says, "I thought he was with you." Woman says, "I thought he was with you." They slowly back away from him At best he's very interesting His brushes with success were just an accident No one likes New Hampshire Man Broken-hearted old man of New Hampshire Flower-sniffing poet of New Hampshire Charming witty drunk Gate-crashing parasite Self-pitying and withered morose New Hampshire Man Woman wonders, "Who's your itchy friend?" Woman says, "I thought he was with you." Woman says, "I thought he was with you." They slowly back away from him At best he's very interesting His brushes with success were just an accident No one likes New Hampshire Man No one likes New Hampshire Man. TOP

Nevada Hey-oh! Hey! When I was young I met a man a long long way from home He told me I should sing this song wherever I should roam Nevada Nevada The dream of every gal Nevada Nevada It's every boy's pal TOP

Alaska Way up North Way up North North! To Alaska! We're going North! The rush is on! North! To Alaska! We're going North! The rush is on! Big Sam left Seattle in the year of '92 With George Pratt and his partner and brother Billy too They crossed the Yukon river and found the bonanza: gold! Below that old White Mountain just a little Southeast of Nome Sam crossed the majestic mountains To the valley far below He called to his team of huskies As he crossed on through the snow With the Northern light's a-runnin wild In the land of the midnight sun Yes Sam McCord was a mighty man in the year of '91 Well the river is winding Big nuggets they're finding North! To Alaska! We're going North! The rush is on! Way up north Way up north North! To Alaska! We're going North! The rush is on! George said to Sam with his gold in his hand He said, "Sam you're looking at a lonely lonely man. I'd give all the gold that's a-buried in this land For one small band of gold To place on sweet little Jenny's hand. Cause a man needs a woman to love him all the time. Remember Sam, that true love is so hard to find. I'd give to my Jenny a honeymoon home Below that old White Mountain just a little Southeast of Nome." Well the river is winding Big nuggets they're finding North! To Alaska! We're going North! The rush is on! Way up north Way up north North! To Alaska! We're going North! The rush is on! TOP

Nebraska I saw her standin' on her front lawn Just a-twirlin' her baton Me and her went for a ride sir Ten innocent people died I can't say that I am sorry For the things that I have done Maybe for a little while sir Me and her we had some fun From the town of Lincoln, Nebraska With a shotgun on my lap Through to the badlands of Wyoming I killed everything in my path Now the jury brought down a guilty verdict And the judge he sentenced me to death Midnight in a prison storeroom Leather straps across my chest I am sorry for the things that I have done Maybe for a little while sir Me and her we had some fun They declared me unfit to live Into that great void my soul'd be hurled You want to know why I did what I did Sir I guess there's just a meanness in this world TOP

Ohio Four dead in Ohio Four dead in Ohio Four dead in Ohio Four dead in Ohio TOP

Louisiana I'm trying to figure out where everybody's gone I wonder when they're gonna turn the lights back on I will be nice about it I Will be forgiving and I Will act as if I wasn't ever put upon But someone has put something over on me They've pulled the wool down over me and I can't see I can't identify exactly who's responsible But I know where I am and so I know who it could be Louisiana take this blanket off of me I know you're out there with your hands around my neck And I can feel your breath Now Louisiana take this thing away Louisiana Louisiana You were not so bad and I won't be mad If you'll only take this blanket off of me. Although I'm glad that Louisiana is a place So I don't have to spin in dark and empty space I wish that everything went just as I wish everything would go I wish I didn't have the blanket on my face Louisiana take this blanket off of me I know you're out there with your hands around my neck And I can feel your breath Now Louisiana take this thing away Louisiana Louisiana You were not so bad and I won't be mad If you'll only take this blanket off of me. Louisiana take this blanket off of me I know you're out there with your hands around my neck And I can feel your breath Now Louisiana take this thing away Louisiana Louisiana You were not so bad and I won't be mad If you'll only take this blanket off of me Louisiana take this blanket off of me TOP