| "I've Been Everywhere" (Iowa version) | Make your own |
| I was totin' my pack
along the long Webster City road, When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load. "Goin' to Winterset or West Union? With me you can ride." And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside. He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much corn and hay. And I said, "Listen, I've traveled every county in Iowa!" [Chorus:] I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. Crossed the freeway’s bare, man. I've breathed the country air, man. Of travel I've had my share, man. I've been everywhere. I've been to: Adel, Albia, Algona, Allison, Anamosa, Atlantic, Audubon, Bedford, Bloomfield, Boone, Burlington, Carroll, Cedar Rapids, Centerville, Chariton, Charles City, Cherokee, Clarinda, Clarion, Clinton, Corning, Corydon, Council Bluffs, Cresco [Chorus] I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. Construction everywhere, man. Take detours if you dare, man. Of travel I've had my share, man. I've been everywhere. I've been to: Creston, Dakota City, Davenport, Decorah Denison, Des Moines, Dubuque, Eldora, Elkader, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Fairfield, Forest City, (Fort Dodge, Fort) Madison, Garner, Glenwood, Greenfield, Grundy Center, Guthrie Center, Hampton, Harlan, Ida Grove, Independence [Chorus] I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. Roadkill everywhere, man. Hog confinements in the air, man. Of travel I've had my share, man. I've been everywhere. I've seen: (Indian) -ola, Iowa City, Jefferson, Keosauqua, Knoxville, LeMars, Leon, Logan, Manchester, Maquoketa, Marengo, Marshalltown, Mason City, Montezuma, Mount Ayr, Mount Pleasant, Muscatine, Nevada, New Hampton, Newton, Northwood, Onawa, Orange City, Osage [Chorus] I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. Cornstalks up to there, man. Passin’ tractors with great care, man. Of travel I've had my share, man. I've been everywhere. I've been to: Osceola, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Pocahontas, Primghar, Red Oak, Rock Rapids, Rockwell City, Sac City, Sibley, Sidney, Sigouney, Sioux City, Spencer, Spirit Lake, Storm Lake, Tipton, Toledo, Vinton, Wapello, Washington, Waterloo, Waukon, Waverly. [Chorus] I've been everywhere, man. I've been everywhere, man. 99 Courthouse squares, man. Nothing can compare, man. My travels I’m blessed to share, man. I've been everywhere. |
You can do this, too! I chose to do a project with 99 counties, but you could easily create a manageable project with any theme (places to visit in your town, round barns, barn quilts, dog parks.....wait, I think I've taken most of these tours!)
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