Rhode Island is Famous For You! Howard Dietz / Arthur schwartz (sung by Blossom Dearie) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom_Dearie transposed to C C G7 C G7 Every state has something its rotary club can boast of; C G7 C D7 G Some product that the state produces the most of. C A7 D7 Rhode islandis little but oh my , G G7 it has a product anyone would buy! C G7 C Copper comes from arizona, G7 C peaches come from Georgia, and D7 G7 lobsters come from Maine, C The wheat fields are the C7 F sweet fields of Nebraska D7 and Kansas gets bonanzas from the G7 grain, C Old whiskey G7 C comes from old Kentucky G7 C ain't the country lucky? D7 G7 New Jersey gives us glue..... C C7 F And you, You come from Rhode Island, and Fm C D7 G7 C little old Rhode island is famous for you Cotton, comes from Loosiana, gophers from Montana and spuds from Idaho. They plough land in the cow land of Missoura, where most beef meant for roast beef seems to grow Grand Canyons, come from Colorada, gold comes from nevada, divorces also do. And you, you come from Rhode Island, and little Rhode island, is famous for you Pencils, come from Pencilvania, vests from vest-virginia, and tents from tent-a-see They know mink where they grow mink in Wyomink a camp-chair in new hampchair that's for me And minnows, come from Minnowsota, coats from DaCoata but why should you be blue? For you, you come from Rhode Island, and little Rhode island, is famous for you