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 our falling thermometers 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 crops 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!