You asked for land I love the best,
Tis Iowa, Tis Iowa.
The Fairest state in all thy West!
Tis Iowa, in Iowa...
From yonder Mississippi Stream,
To where Missouri's waters gleam.
As fair it is While poets dream,
Oh Iowa, Oh Iowa!
Go read the story of thy past!
Oh Iowa, Oh Iowa!
What Glorious Deeds
What fame thou hast!
Oh Iowa, Oh Iowa!
So long as times great circle runs,
Or Nations Weep their Fallen ones...
Must not Forget thy Patriot sons,
Oh Iowa, Oh Iowa