Intro C G Am G C G D (x2) verse 1 C G Am G Our stepmom, we did everything to hate her C G Am G She took us down to the edge of Decatur C G Am G We saw the lion and the kangaroo take her C G Am G Down to the river where they caught a wild alligator Instrumental C G Am G C G D verse 2 C G Am G Sangamon River, it overflowed C G Am G It caused a mudslide on the banks of the operator C G Am G Civil War skeletons in their graves C G Am G They came up clapping in the spirit of the aviator Instrumental C G Am G C G D x2 verse 3 C G Am G The sound of the engines and the smell of the grain C G Am G We go riding on the abolition grain train C G Am G Stephen A. Douglas was a great debater C G Am G But Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipator Instrumental C G Am G C G D x2 verse 4 C G Am G Chickenmobile with your rooster tail C G Am G I had my fill, and I know how bad it feels C G Am G Stay awake and watch for the data C G Am G No small caterpillar, go congratulate her Instrumental C G Am G C G D x2Outro C G Stand up and thank her D It's the great I am C G Stand up and thank her D It's the great I am C G Stand up and thank her D It's the great I am C G D Stand up and thank herC G Am G C G Denominator, go Decatur, go Decatur D It's the great I am C G Am G C G Abominate her, go Decatur, why did we hate her? D It's the great I am C G Am G C G Denominator, go Decatur, anticipate her D It's the great I am C G Am G Appreciate her, appreciate her C G D Stand up and thank her