While unsuccessfully trying to fall asleep last night, my mind began wandering, and I began sorting states by their scansion: Ten-nes-SEE, OR-e-gon, Ver-MONT, etc.
There were an unusual number of states with four syllables and the emphasis on syllable #3. To amuse myself, I started replacing the names of these states in songs with others that scanned just fine but which seemed faintly ridiculous in context:
“WEEEEEEST Virginia, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain! (West Vir-GIN-ia)…”
“Rocky Mountain hi-IGH/In Mississippi…”
“Sweet Home South Dakota! Where the skies are always blue…”
“Ol’ black water, keep on rollin’/Pennsylvania moon, won’t you keep on shining on me…”
“Take me home, country roads/To the place I belong–Indiana, mountain mama…”
“I wish they all could be Massachusetts girls…”
You could do it with cities too (“Detroit, Detroit! A hell of a town”) or countries, or states with other meters. Add your own!