This has been discussed in the Mods Forum, now I'm putting it out there for everyone
 

The question is, did you learn the song 'Fifty Nifty United States' as a child and as a result can you rattle off the names of the states in alpabetical order?

I did, and I can

Yup, I can do it right now.

lol, the title is going to attract everyone :P Killarney is a great marketer ;)

Hey now! What goes on in Mods Corner, stays in Mods Corner! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/nono.gif

J/K :D

whats a mod's corner? ;)

I say ban him.




Oh wait, what was the discussion again?

who's him?

Yep! Know the song (and the States).

Yeah, we actually had a school performance and sang that song. Helped me remember the states in alphabetical order. Now if only they had a song with all the states and their capitals!:p

Don't know the song, but can name the 50 states. In jr. high we had these sayings.. sort of song like but not really... for EVERY country in the world. Divided up into Central/S. America & Europe & Africa & etc. I don't remember those, and a lot of countries have changed since then.

Now I can't get this song out of my head.

Don't know the song.

Will someone sing it??????? lol:D

Here goes! :D

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great
Each individual state deserves a bow; let's salute them now

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies
Shout 'em, tout 'em, tell all about them
One by one 'til we've given a day to every state that's
In the U.S.A
In the U.S.A.
In the U.S.A.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Conecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

North, south, east, west
In our cool, collected, objective, unprejudiced opinion
Pennsylvania* is the best
of the Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies
Shout 'em, tout 'em, tell about 'em
one by one 'til we've given a day for every state that's in the USA

*This is how I learned it but I strongly suspect every state has it's own version of this line ;)

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies;
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautif'ly in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state deserves a bow, we salute them now.

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one till we've given a day to ev'ry state in the U.S.A.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut;
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana;
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan;
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada;
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio;
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas;
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

North, south, east, west, in our calm, objective opinion,
(name of home state) is the best of the
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one till we've given a day to ev'ry state in the U. S. A.

LOL! Great minds think alike, BetaRose!!! I'm picturing us both sitting at our computers on a saturday night typing out that damn song!!!

Oh, I didn't type it out. Cut and paste is my best friend :)

It's where they send us to stand when we've been naughty mods.

Yeah. I remember that song. And it's running through my head. Thanks a lot, ya'll!

my sister had to learn this song in grade school so it sounds super familiar but I've never learned it before

I learned the states just by memorization but did learn the song soon after. My 5th grade teacher told us that he had to recite them all and the capitals I think in order to graduate to 6th grade. And in geographical order. Eek!

I don't know this song, but I learned the Preamble to the Constitution from Schoolhouse Rock. Does that count?

man i thought i was the only one involved in a choir that had to sing that song. nice to know i am not alone.

did you all do the presidents song too?

Now THAT I do remember................

My sister bought the Schoolhouse Rock tapes for my daughters and they are so impressed that I know the words to most of those songs! For one brief, shining moment I was actually cool in their eyes :)

I remember the song too. 5th grade. Can still do it too. Really fast too. Amazing bar trick.

Except we sang;
"North, South, East, West"
"Texas is the Greatest State......"