(Verse 1)

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Lot's of folks back east they'll say, they're leavin' home everyday
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hittin' that hot ol' dusty trail to them california lines
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Cross the desert sands they'll roll gettin' outta that ol' dust bowl
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Think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they'll find
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Cos' the police at the port of entry say, you're number fourteen thousand for today
  
(Refrain)  
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oooh, if you ain't got that do ri me folks, if you ain't got that do ri me
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well you better go back to beautiful Texas, 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, if you ain't got that do ri me

(Verse 2)

If you wanna buy a house or farm, that can't do nobody harm,
Take your vacation by the mountain or sea,
Don't swap your ol' cow for a car, you better sit right where you are
And better that this little tip from me.

Cos' I read through them want-ads everyday, but the headline on the paper always say,
  
(Repeat Refrain)