Lots of folks back east they say

Leavin' home every day

Beatin' the hot ol' dusty way of the California life

Crossin' the desert sands they rode

Gotta get out of that ol' dust bowl

Think they're goin' to a sugarbowl

But here's what they find

Now the police at the board of entry say

"You're number fourteen thousand for today"

If you ain't got Do Re Mi, boy

You ain't got Do Re Mi

You better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee

California is a garden of Eden

She's a paradise to live in or see

But beliеve it or not, you won't find it so hot

If you ain't got that Do Re Mi

Well you wanna buy a housе or farm

That can't do nobody no harm

Take your vacation by the mountains or the sea

Don't swap your old cow for a car

You're better off stayin' right where you are

Better take this little tip from me

As I look through the wanads every day

And the headlines on the papers always say

"If you ain't got Do Re Mi, boy"

"You ain't got Do Re Mi"

You better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee

California is a garden of Eden

She's a paradise to live in or see

But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot

If you ain't got that Do Re Mi

Huey