our birth locality makes a difference

oh much of what we know, do and see has to do with our birth locality you won’t know how to shuck corn in any way unless born in Nebraska, Illinois or Ioway Born in a forest, we are not awed by a tree which could make your heart leap in New York City Midwesterners could not ride well in a subway unless you could teach them city skills in one lone day oh much of what we know, do and see has to do with our birth locality we might be hicks, but we do well in sticks whereas city slickers would be confused by our tricks.