Yet another instance where lack of access to a turntable is preventing me from finding the lyrics. I have a recording of Fifty Nifty United States made in 1976 by the Monroe Melotones, my 6th grade choir. When we performed it live, each of the fifty of us held up a sign with the name of the state as we sang the name of that state. I had North Dakota. Whoever was in the center at the back row always got Minnesota, and had to wave it around for quite a while at the end. Fifty Nifty United States From thirteen original colonies Fifty Nifty stars on the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze [missing verse??? maybe??] Shout em, scout em tell all about em One by one til we've given a day to every state that's In the USA In the USA Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California Colorado, Connecticut. Delaware, Florida, Georgia Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland Massachussets, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont Virgina, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming North South East West Oooh In our cool, considered, objective, unprejudiced opinion, [your state's name here] is the best Of the fifty nifty United States from Thirteen original colonies my memory gives out here. There may or may not be more. I'll bet the sheet music is available at a library or somewhere. Nora
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