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Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day |
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Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line |
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'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl |
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They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl but here's what they find |
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Now the police at the port of entry say |
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"You're number fourteen thousand for today" |
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Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi folks you ain't got the do re mi |
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While you better go back to beautiful Texas |
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Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee |
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California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see |
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But believe it or not you won't find it so hot |
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If you ain't got the do re mi |
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You want to buy you a home or a farm that can't deal nobody harm |
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Or take your vacation by the mountains or sea |
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Don't swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are |
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You better take this little tip from me |
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'Cause I look through the want ads every day |
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But the headlines on the papers always say |
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If you ain't got the do re mi boys you ain't got the do re mi |
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While you better go back to beautiful Texas |
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Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee |
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California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see |
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But believe it or not you won't find it so hot |
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If you ain't got the do re mi |