Decatur

Our step mom, we did everything to hate herShe took us down to the edge of DecaturWe saw the lion and the kangaroo take herDown to the river where they caught a wild alligatorSangamon River it overflowedIt caused a mudslide on the banks of the operatorCivil war skeletons in their graves,They came up clapping in the spirit of the aviatorThe sound of the engines and the smell of the grainWe go riding on the abolition grain trainSteven A. Douglas was a great debaterBut Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipatorChicken mobile with your rooster tailI had my fill and I know how bad it feelsStay awake and watch for the dataNo small caterpillar, go congratulate herDenominator, go Decatur, go Decatur(It's the great I am)Abominate her, go Decatur, why did we hate her?(It's the great I am)Denominator, go Decatur, anticipate her(It's the great I am)Appreciate her, appreciate herStand up and thank herStand up and thank her(It's the great I am)Stand up and thank her(It's the great I am)Stand up and thank her(It's the great I am)Stand up and thank her