Do Re Mi

[Verse 1]

Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day

Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line

Across the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl

They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find

Now, the police at the port of entry say

"You're number fourteen-thousand for today"

[Chorus]

Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, you ain't got the do re mi

Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas

Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee

California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or to see

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

If you ain't got the do re mi

[Verse 2]

If you want to buy you a home or a farm that can't deal nobody harm

Or take a vacation by the mountains or sea

Don't swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are

You better take this little tip from me

'Cause I look through the want ads every day

But the headlines on the papers always say

[Chorus]

Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, boys, if you ain't got the do re mi

Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas

Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee

California is the garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or to see

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

If you ain't got the do re mi

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

If you ain't got the do re mi