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I-35 and Highway 18
That exit brings so much joy to me
Left turn goes into Clear Lake
Right turn will take ya to my birth place

Mason City, growin' up here
Sledding at the park
Feeding the deer
Roller City and that ole black train
The Surf Ballroom and
The Buddy Holly name

Walkin' cross the footbridge
Or driving through East Park
The Lady of the Lake
And Rookies Bar

Midwest girls (Hey!)
We're cornfed
Strawberry pie, homemade bread
Pilot knob and ole dirt roads
Floatin' down the river, and catchin' toads

Music Man Square, cruising the loop
Jumping off the rope, out at Big Blue
Tackle box, Fishing gear
The Mohawks game, we all cheer
(Whoo!)

Cerro Gordo County
The Globe Gazette news
Birdsall's Ice Cream and Susie Q's

Midwest girls, (Hey!)
We're cornfed
Strawberry pie, homemade bread
Shell Rock bridge and ole dirt roads
Floatin' down the river, and catchin' toads

Midwest girls (Hey!)
We're cornfed
Home is where the heart is
So they said
Shell Rock Bridge, and ole dirt roads
Floatin' down the river…

Oh, Midwest girls
Hey! We're cornfe-d
Home is where the heart is
So-they-said
Shell Rock Bridge, and ole dirt roads…

It feels so good to
Be back home

I-35 and Highway 18
That exit brings so much joy to me

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