Gladys left Milwaukee, a girl of just fifteen
Travelled in a wagon just like Grandma in '03 (1903)
She loved to read the bible, she loved Jesus Christ
Her car was a Desoto, her hair was just like midnight in Kansas,
Where the buffalos roam
Kansas, where Jay Hawkers score
Where amber waves of grain
Still sing praises to our Lord
Should'a been the home of ol' Henry Ford
Reasons for temperate souls
Seasons and lifetimes of hope, In Kansas
Kansas
Garner was a farmer just like his old dad
Fought in World War 2, I guess against Japan
Helped in Iwo Jima and the Philippines
Douglas Mac Arthur was his best friend
From Kansas
Where the buffalos roam
Kansas, where Jay Hawkers score
Where amber waves of grain
Still sing praises to our Lord
Should'a been the home of ol' Henry Ford
Reasons for temperate souls
Seasons and lifetimes of hope, In Kansas
Kansas
Where the buffalos roam
Kansas, where Jay Hawkers score
Where amber waves of grain
Still sing praises to our Lord
Should'a been the home of ol' Henry Ford
Reasons for temperate souls
Seasons and lifetimes of hope, In Kansas
Kansas
Lola was the daughter of Amer and his wife
Sena, was from the "Kansa" Indian tribe
Harold was Moms brother, he joined the Navy reserve
Grandpa preached for forty years in the church
In Kansas
Where the buffalos roam
Kansas, where Jay Hawkers score
Where amber waves of grain
Still sing praises to our Lord
Should'a been the home of ol' Henry Ford
Reasons for temperate souls
Seasons and lifetimes of hope, In Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas