oh that s where i belong it seems to me lonesome star shine on the big country with open skies and you for company oh prairie rose how happy i should be hey hey you can take it from me hey hey i ll be coming you ll see hey hey oh what a state to be in hey hey you re tantalising me i will compose in fancy rhyme or just plain prose a song of praise to you prairie rose though i m not sure i can explain your strange allure oh prairie rose a crown of thorns a scented flower hey hey i d better leave right away hey hey i can hear you calling me hey hey prairie rose 