thousands of folks by geese they say
are leavin' home most of the day
They're feedin' the hot old dust
away 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
Oh, the police at the Port of Interest,
Pay your number 14 ,000 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 better go back to
Oklahoma, Georgia, Kansas,
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 the dough,
If you want to buy you a home or farm
That can't feel nobody harm
by the mountains or the sea
Don't swap your old cow for a car,
you better stay right where you are
Hey, you better take this
If you ain't got that do -re -mi, boy
If you ain't got that do -re -mi
Oh, you better go back to
Oklahoma, Georgia, Kansas,
California is a garden of Eden
It's a paradise to live in or see
Believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
You ain't got that door in me
You ain't got that door in me
