The sunshine is the brightest—in Missouri;
Life's burdens are the lightest—in Missouri;
The summer skies are bluest,
Disappointments are the fewest,
And the friendships are the truest,
In Missouri.
The cornstalks grow the tallest—in Missouri;
Crop troubles are the smallest—in Missouri;
The landscapes are the fairest,
While the products are the rarest,
And the people are the squarest—
In Missouri.
The span of life is longest—in Missouri;
The love of right is strongest—in Missouri;
The minds of men are keenest,
Where the grass is always greenest,
And the living is serenest—
In Missouri.
The larks can sing the sweetest—in Missouri;
Contentment is completest—in Missouri;
The damsels are the dearest,
And their smiles are the sincerest,
So that Heaven seems the nearest—
In Missouri.