Unofficial state song of Iowa, 1912
Words by Ray W. Lockwood and George Hamilton
Music by Edward Riley and George Botsford
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Let’s sing of Grand old I-o-way
Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho
Our love is strong-er every day
Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho
So come along and join the throng
Several hundred thousand strong
As you come just sing this song
Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho
Chorus
We’re from I-o-way, I-o-way
State of all the land
Joy on every hand
We’re from I-o-way, I-o-way
That’s where the tall corn grows
- Our land is full of ripening corn
Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho
We’ve watched it grow both night and morn
Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho
But now we rest, we’ve stood the test
All that’s good we have the best
I-o-way has reached the crest
Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho