Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt from My Sandals as I Run Lyrics

Lyric discussion by stereogirl 

Cover art for Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt from My Sandals as I Run lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

if this song is from come on,feel the illinoise(which i am assuming it is),its in reference to an area i live not far and sort of in there is a town called cairo way way south by missouri thus southern illinois is called little egypt. oh yeah and that whole lake,sand thing.