Lyrics
Open Prairie
© 2021 Susan Anders/Zanna Songs
My name is Lucy, I’m twenty-one
I’ve been teaching school here in Iowa
But I’m going to get some land
With the deed in my own name
Because the Homestead Act of ‘62
Says if I have ten dollars and some derring-do
A single girl like me can own her piece of the plains
On the open prairie
The open prairie
Oh, I’ve always had a bit of restlessness
And a pioneer heart thumping in my chest
And I’ve no fear of the west
Yes, I’ve heard all the stories
I‘m going to plant some carrots in the virgin dirt
Feel my sweat and blisters, I’m not afraid to work
Where the sky is sweeping vast, free, and holy
On the open prairie
The open prairie
Desolation and cold I may find
But I’ve made up my mind
North Dakota is where I’m bound
I will build a shack on my own ground
There’s a life waiting for me there, I hear it calling
From the open prairie
The open prairie