The Music Man: Iowa Stubborn (Ensemble) - Robert Preston, Eddie Hodges, Barbara Cook

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 recall

We can be cold

As a falling thermometer 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 eat your fill

Of all the food you bring yourself

You really ought to give Iowa a try

Provided you are contrary

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 and 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!