Sofia2017 planning asked about this classic song from Animaniacs, so enjoy your request! I thought it would be fun if, as a way to help his sisters, James gives Sofia and Madeline a geography lesson. This also happens to be the song his mother made up when he and Amber had trouble with that subject (and of course, Amber would be critical at first, but she'd end up laughing along with him!). Animaniacs is not mine. And in this little story, Madeline, from Sofia2017's stories, is the royal siblings' sister.

Sofia, James, Madeline, and Amber were all studying for a test at Royal Prep in geography. They'd been at it for a long time, when suddenly, Sofia and Madeline groaned in frustration.

"I'll never get the hang of this!" Madeline sighed, pushing her geography book away.

"There's no way we can remember all the states for the test tomorrow," Sofia sighed.

Putting his own book down, James grinned. "Sof, Maddie, I know exactly how to help you learn this."

"James, don't you dare sing that song!" Amber scolded, looking up from her own book and recognizing the look on his face.

"What song?" Madeline asked.

"Our birth mother made up a song to help me and James learn the states when we were younger," Amber sighed. When James gave her a knowing look, she admitted, "I know, it helped us, but I always had trouble concentrating because it was so funny!"

"Amber, it's going to help them; trust me!" James assured her.

"James, if you sing that song, I swear I will kill you!" Amber was struggling not to smile.

James smirked. "Okay, Amber, now say that again without laughing or smiling! Sof, Maddie, take notes…"

(sings as he takes out a map of the United States and points at each one) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
And Columbus is the capital of Ohio
There's Montgomery, Alabama, south of Helena, Montana
Then there's Denver, Colorado, under Boise, Idaho

Texas has Austin, then we go north
To Massachusetts, Boston and Albany, New York
Tallahassee, Florida and Washington, D.C.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Nashville, Tennessee
(spoken): Elvis used to hang out there a lot, ya know

Sofia (joins in): Trenton's in New Jersey north of Jefferson, Missouri
You got Richmond in Virginia, South Dakota has Pierre
Harrisburg's in Pennsylvania and Augusta's up in Maine
And here is Providence, Rhode Island, next to Dover, Delaware

Madeline (also joins in): Concord, New Hampshire, just a quick jaunt
To Montpelier, which is up in Vermont
Hartford's in Connecticut, so pretty in the fall
And Kansas has Topeka, Minnesota has St. Paul

Amber (with a 'when in Loony Land do as the loonies do' look): Juneau's in Alaska and there's Lincoln in Nebraska
And it's Raleigh out in North Carolina
And then there's Madison, Wisconsin
And Olympia in Washington, Phoenix, Arizona
And Lansing, Michigan

James: Here's Honolulu, Hawaii's a joy, Jackson, Mississippi
And Springfield, Illinois
South Carolina with Columbia down the way
And Annapolis in Maryland on Chesapeake Bay
(spoken): They have wonderful clam chowder

Sofia: Cheyenne is in Wyomin'
And perhaps you make your home in
Salt Lake City out in Utah
Where the Buffalo roam

Madeline: Atlanta's down in Georgia
And there's Bismarck, North Dakota
And you can live in Frankfort
In your old Kentucky home

Amber: Salem in Oregon, from there we join, Little Rock in Arkansas
Iowa's got Des Moines
Sacramento, California, Oklahoma and its city
Charleston, West Virginia and Nevada, Carson City

Amber/James/Sofia/Madeline: That's all the capitals there are

As she'd expected, Amber was cracking up as the song ended. "This always happens!" she giggled, wiping her eyes. "Every single time! I'd end up singing it in my head when we had our geography test, and I'd have to focus on my tiaras or being in the Jewel Room so I wouldn't start laughing during class!"

"What can I say, Amber? Music helps with everything!" James' grin was as wide as hers. "And Sof, you and Maddie will do fine on that test."

"You're right! Thanks, James; I needed that!" Madeline grinned.

"I feel a lot better now," Sofia smiled. She and Madeline picked up their books again. "Come on, guys; let's get back to work."