Dakota

"Dakota" is the fifth 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).
==Synopsis==
Joe Carder entices local Missouri families, singing about the marvels of the Dakota Territory.
==Lyrics==
Joe:
Where the roots grow deep
And the winds blows clean
Where the air is sweet
And the summer's green
Where virgin field's await the plow
A great tomorrow is dawning now!
Dakota, Dakota
Where a man stands tall
Dakota, Dakota
Where there's land for all
Rolling rivers embrace the plain
For someday there's gonna be
Golden oceans of rolling rain
Just as far as your eye can see
Black hills, the blue skies
Of the shining west
Dakota, o Dakota
By the heaven's blessed
Children:
Where the roots grow deep
And the winds blows clean
Where the air is sweet
And the summer's green
Joe:
Where virgin field's await the plow
Joe and Children:
A great tomorrow is dawning now!
Company:
Dakota, Dakota
Where a man stands tall
Dakota, Dakota
Where there's land for all
Rolling rivers embrace the plain
For someday there's gonna be
Golden oceans of rolling rain
Just as far as your eye can see
Black hills, the blue skies
Of the shining west
Dakota, o Dakota
By the heaven's blessed (3x)
==Trivia==
*"Dakota" is similar in style to the title song of the musical Oklahoma! and was once considered as a candidate for "state song" for South Dakota.
Category:Songs
Category:Sherman Brothers songs
Category:The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band