“Tour the States” Song and Lyrics by Reginald Francoeur Available on iTunes, Purchase and Help kids learn with Music!
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour without a care
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour…tour…tour
First, I’m gonna see Nashville, Tennessee
Then Madison, Wisconsin, is where I gotta be – yeah
Then I’ll take a plane Well actually I’m afraid to fly so I think I’ll take the train
Let’s go!
Going to Trenton, New Jersey,
Frankfort, Kentucky,
Maybe take a trip to Jackson, Mississippi
Let’s see what they can show me in Jefferson City, Missouri
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Denver, Colorado
Boise, Idaho, I love it every time that I go
In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue but next week I’ll see Columbus in Ohio
Grab a little sunshine in Tallahassee, Florida
Take a bite of a peach in Atlanta, Georgia
I’ve never been to Carson City in Nevada
Or Lincoln, Nebraska
You can catch me in Phoenix, Arizona,
Or Sacramento, California – yeah
St. Paul, Minnesota
Maybe Juneau, Alaska – yeah
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour without a care
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour…tour…tour
Boston, Massachusetts
Concord, New Hampshire
Going to Vermont for Montpelier
Montgomery, Alabama then
Washington D.C. to see the nation’s capital
Aloha, to Honolulu, Hawaii
Des Moines, Iowa, so peaceful to me
Going to Springfield, Illinois to build a little house on a prairie
In Little Rock, Arkansas, I love what I saw
Going back to Dover, Delaware, ’cause I want more
Indianapolis, Indiana and
Hartford, Connecticut – need an encore
Smelling pine trees in Augusta, Maine
I like Topeka, Kansas, I’m glad that I came
But I’ve never been to Salt Lake City, in Utah, or
Richmond, Virginia
Gonna see Bismarck, North Dakota, and
Charleston, West Virginia – yeah
Annapolis, Maryland,
Maybe Lansing, Michigan – yeah
Helena, Montana
Columbia, South Carolina
Go to go to Pierre, South Dakota Yeah –
follow if you wanna
I’ll be eating a banana in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Schedule that on my planner
Friends say I gotta come sooner
to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
So, I guess I’m gonna
But first I’m going to Cheyenne, Wyoming
then party in Raleigh, North Carolina
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Can’t think of a rhyme for Pennsylvania so I’m skipping to
Salem, Oregon
then Austin, Texas,
and then maybe Albany, New York, for breakfast.
Providence, Rhode Island was a blast and
Olympia, Washington was just the best-est
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour without a care
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour…tour…tour
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour without a care
I want to take a little trip somewhere (yeah)
Places I’ve never been (yeah)
Going on a tour…tour…tour
Here is a song we are learning to memorize all of the states and the capitals. It is a really hard song to learn – even for me – And for even the best singers, too, but third graders across the USA are learning it and you can too. I have already practiced it many times and I still have much to learn, still! So don’t worry if you can’t get on the first, second , third or even the tenth try! Just try to imitate the rhythm of the man’s voice and do your best, and be prepared to practice many, MANY times! (you might have to do it in the bathroom if every else gets tired of listening!) You can also listen on headphones. If you can, purchase the song on iTunes for 99 cents it is called “Tour the States” by Reginald Francoeur
You can also write down all of the states and capitals on flash cards and then put them in order like they are in the song. Even knowing them in this way will be a great way to remember them. If you can call out the States and Capitals in the order of the song, you’ve got them memorized!
Here is the video without words but with the drawings for each state
Here is the lyrics video
You can print out these lyrics that I have attached here to start practicing. I am pretty sure you will be a very cool kid in your class if you can do this. But you don’t have to perform it for anyone, its just for fun. So have fun! I wonder if your friends and family can do it too! Oh, my goodness!!!!
Well, I look forward to singing it together with you soon!
Best,
Ms. Tara
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