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