Bean Fever

The bean king of Illinois, Father of the Bluejay and Pawnee, A lifetime growing fields of beans, Fifty years of colored jewels, A lifetime's work of saving seeds, From extinction, Each child of the sun given a chance to go on, Their lives measured in mere ounces, Until they find their way to him, Spreading seeds and hope around the world, Survivors of time immemorial , The beauty of the beans, A flower gardens dream