(Woody Guthrie)
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Well, thousands of folks back east they say
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Are leavin' home most everyday
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They're beatin' the hot ole dusty way
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To the California line
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Across the desert sands they roll
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A-gettin' outta that ole dust bowl
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They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl
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But, here is what they find
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The police at the port of entry say
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You're number 14,000 for the day
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If you ain't got that Do Re Mi boys
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If you ain't got that Do Re Mi
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Oh, you better go back to beautiful Texas
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Oklahoma, Georgia, Kansas, Tennessee
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California is a garden of Eden
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It's a paradise to live in or see
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Believe it or not you won't find it so hot
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If you ain't got that Do Re Mi
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Well, if you wanna buy you a home or farm
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That can't deal nobody harm
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Or take your vacations by the mountains or the sea
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Don't swap your old cow for a car
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You'd better stay right where you are
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You better take this little tip from me
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Cuz' I look through the want ads every day
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And the headlines in the papers always say
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[Chorus]
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Do Re Mi
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| Nanci Griffith |
