I was raised down in South Carolina Where they say nothing's finer than a Carolina girl So imagine my surprise upon finding That the finest in the world is an Iowa girl I'm in love with an Iowa girl She's a mighty desirable girl Boy it sure all went by in a blur, ooh-ooh I'm in love with an Iowa girl Never thought much of power and money I'm a happy-go-lucky kind of guy as it were Now she don't really care for diamonds and pearls But if she desired the world, I'd buy her the world I'm in love with an Iowa girl She's a mighty desirable girl Boy it sure all went by in a blur, ooh-ooh I'm in love with an Iowa girl I'm no geographical connoisseur But I must state that I prefer... an Iowa girl I'm in love with an Iowa girl She's a mighty desirable girl Boy it sure all went by in a blur, ooh-ooh I'm in love with an Iowa girl