n addition to songs either set in Nebraska or featuring Nebraska scenes, a number of other songs make mention of the Cornhusker state.

• Convoy, C.W. McCall. "What's yer 20? Omaha?!"
• Dead Puppies, Ogden Edsl. "One more time for Roman Hruska!" (ex-Nebraska senator famed for his defense of mediocre conservative Supreme Court justice nominees)
• Get Out of Denver, Bob Seger; Dave Edmunds. "My '60 Cadillac was rolling through Nebraska"
• Hello in There, John Prine, Joan Baez, Bette Midler, others. "John and Linda live in Omaha"
• I Shall Be Free #10, Bob Dylan. "I'm gonna ride into Omaha on a horse/Out to the country club and the golf course/Carry the New York Times, shoot a few holes, blow their minds." (Noted by Michael Grant, Ph.D.)
• I've Been Everywhere, Hank Snow; Johnny Cash. "I've been to Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika"
• Mutual of Omaha, The Fools. (Noted by Ryan Roenfeld)
• My Elusive Dreams, David Houston; Tammy Wynette; Barbara Mandrell. "You followed me...from a small farm in Nebraska, to a gold mine in Alaska."
• Random, 311 "Me a rude boy from Omaha, Nebraska"
• Sioux City Sue, Gene Autry; Merle Travis. "I drove a herd of cattle down from old Nebraska way"
• Tarkio Road, Brewer & Shipley. "Movin' on down the Tarkio Road, Headed up to Crete, Nebraska." (Noted by Ryan Roenfeld)
• Too Much Fun, Commander Cody, Bill Kirchen. "With a stolen car, I drove to Omaha"
• Turn the Page, Bob Seger. "On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha." (Noted by Krista Scheel)
• Uneasy Rider, Charlie Daniels. "I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped if I went to LA via Omaha."

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