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

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 Propellers 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 Propellers 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

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 bicycle Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicycle And I won some damages and they were punitive By which I mean the punishment was damaging It crushed my hand 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 bicycle Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicycle 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

Night-long Vigil by the picture window Sleepy Eyes never leave the road Past my bedtime Miles ago Still haven't entered Idaho There is a sign Just up the way One hundred 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 [Car alarm blares throughout] Seen you Know everything about you Heard your Air blowing 'cross my door Tantalizing Go man go Driving my house to Idaho Almost there now Play that drumroll

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

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Reading the next resume 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

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 one to one I was on the coast of Arkansas When I saw her colors from the shore And I sadly waved my handkerchief 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 one to one Avast, me hearties Ahoy, me 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 one to one

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." [Dustbuster noise] 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

Relaxing on my hands and knees Relaxing on my face Reclining in the bear trap of its tender, warm embrace Glazed with coniferous green Glazed with excitement and dread Exhausted from oversleep Awake but still in bed 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 aren't 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

Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Here it comes Here it comes Now it's after you Flee to some place 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

O Michigan, exemplar of unchecked replication O Michigan, O Michigan The tank the fishes are in Expansionist in spirit In letter, borders obtain Don't hold us back, don't hold us back We must eat Michigan's brain Now grow back, Michigan We miss you again

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, embittered 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

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