I'll put that black Iowa dirt on a biscuit
I'll put that black Iowa dirt in my tea
I'll put that black Iowa dirt in a big ol' bucket
and carry it around with me

I took a walk in the corn row this mornin',
last night it rained an inch or two
it was gettin' hard to walk so I looked down at my feet,
I got that black Iowa dirt on my shoes

I got that dirt underneath my fingernails,
I got that dirt runnin' through my veins
That black Iowa dirt turns my blood to mud
every time it rains

In the east field I got a little rye patch,
in the north field I got my corn
up on high ground is where I'll be found,
in the house where I was born

I'll put that black Iowa dirt on a biscuit
I'll put that black Iowa dirt in my tea
I'll put that black Iowa dirt in a big ol' bucket
and carry it around with me

I took a walk in the corn row this mornin',
last night it rained an inch or two
it was gettin' hard to walk so I looked down at my feet,
I got that black Iowa dirt on my shoes

I got that dirt underneath my fingernails,
I got that dirt runnin' through my veins
That black Iowa dirt turns my blood to mud
every time it rains

In the east field I got a little rye patch,
in the north field I got my corn
up on high ground is where I'll be found,
in the house where I was born

I've seen black Iowa dirt help a family
get by on a wing and a prayer
I've seen black Iowa dirt explode out the ground
and go a thousand feet in the air

I got that dirt underneath my fingernails
I got that dirt runnin' through my veins
that black Iowa dirt turns my blood to mud
every time it rains

I got me a big ol' patch of 'taters,
I got me a big ol' patch of beans
I got that black Iowa dirt on my new white shirt,
I got that black Iowa dirt on my jeans

I'll put that black Iowa dirt on a biscuit,
I'll put that black Iowa dirt in my tea
When they go to fill my grave on the hill
They'll put that black Iowa dirt over me

I got that dirt underneath my fingernails,
I got that dirt runnin' through my veins
that black Iowa dirt turns my blood to mud
every time it rains