The 5th of July
 Ouh ouh ouh ouh ouh

 My mum woke my dad up
 And said  "it's time to leave"
 So they jumped in the old Caprice
 And tore off into the night
 On the 4th of July

 They flew through the darkness
 Driving like Jehu
 And they rolled into Ottumwa
 Before the sun begun to rise
 On the 4th of July

 And in walks Bob and Janice
 Rachel's on her way
 To peek in through the window
 Hoping to hear her grandson cry
 On the 4th of July

 My mother watched the fireworks
 From her hospital bed
 And after it was all over
 She held me for the first time
 On the 5th of July

 I've got my mother’s brown eyes
 And my dad’s quiet way
 And Grandma Rachel’s love for music
 The morning I arrived
 On the 5th of July

 Deeping in Iowa country
 And a heavenly hideaway
 On the shores of Lake Rathbun
 My folks brought me home
 On the 5th of July

 That was when (that was when)
 Life began (life began)
 For me
 That was when (that was when)
 Life began (life began)
 For me

 A teacher and a mechanic
 Brought me into this world
 They loved me with all their hearts since
 The day I opened my eyes
 On the 5th of July

 That was when (that was when)
 Life began (life began)
 For me
 That was when (that was when)
 Life began (life began)
 For me