Nanci Griffith "Do-Re-Mi" |
well thousands of folks back east they say are leaving home most everyday they're beatin the hot old dusty way to the california line across the desert sands they roll gettin' outta that old dust bowl they think they're going to a sugar bowl but here is what they find oh the police at the port of entrance say "hey, you're number 14000 for the day" if you ain't got that do-re-mi boy well, if you ain't got that do-re-mi oh, you'd better go back to beautiful texas oklahoma, georgia, kansas, tennessee california is a garden of eden it'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 well do you wanta buy your home or farm that can't do nobody harm or take your vacation by the mountains or the sea then swap your old cow for a car you'd better stay right where you are you'd better take this little tip from me cause i look through the want ads everyday and the headlines in the paper always say if you ain't got that do-re-mi boy oh, if you ain't got that do-re-mi oh, you'd better go back to beautiful texas oklahoma, georgia, kansas, tennessee california is a garden of eden it'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-m believe it or not you won't find it so hot if you don't that do-re-mi Lyric from www.lyricmania.com |