West o' the Wide Missouri

"West o' the Wide Missouri" is the eighth song of the 1968 Disney film, The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band which it was written by the Academy Award winning songwriting team of the Sherman Brothers and sung by Joe Carder (John Davidson), Katie (Janet Blair), Alice (Lesley Ann Warren), Grandpa (Walter Brennan) and Calvin (Buddy Ebsen).

Synopsis
On election night, locals dance and celebrate their part in American expansionism, West o' the Wide Missouri.

Lyrics
Company: West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Mi-,West of the wide Mi- West of the wide Missouri

You work all day when the sun goes down West of the wide Missouri But everybody comes to town West of the wide Missouri Hoedown music starts to play The whole band up 'till the wake of day Then it's back to stacking hay (then it's back to stacking hay) West of the wide Missouri

West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Mi-,West of the wide Mi- West of the wide Missouri

Calvin: The gals have eyes that twinkle and chime West of the wide Missouri They kiss as sweet as dandelion wine West of the wide Missouri

Katie: Eastern ladies may be fine To ever get But every gal's a valentine

Calvin: Every gal's a valentine-

Both: West of the wide Missouri

West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Mi-,West of the wide Mi- West of the wide Missouri

(dance break)

Men: Blossom trees are our thing-

Company: -West of the wide Missouri

Men: But every man becomes a king-

Company: -West of the wide Missouri

Joe: Even in a gingham gown The gal's a queen without a crown The day she settles diddly-i-down

Company: Diddly-i-,Diddly-i-,Diddly-i-down West of the wide Missouri

West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Mi-,West of the wide Mi- West of the wide Missouri

Alice: Fellas don't wear citified clothes-

Joe: -west of the wide Missouri

Alice: But oh, they know their do-si-does

Joe: -west of the wide Missouri

Alice: Eastern fellas maybe slick Smell as sweet as a peppermint stick But the boys that make us tiddly-i-tick

Women: The boys that make us tiddly-i-tick-

Company: -are west of the wide Missouri

(dance break)

West of the wide West of the wide West of the wide Missouri

(dance interlude)

West of the wide West of the wide West of the wide Missouri

West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Missouri West of the wide Missouri