Lots of folks back East they say
Is leavin' home every day
(Beatin' the hot old dusty way)
(To the California line)
'Cross 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")
You ain't got the do re mi boy
(You ain't got the do re mi)
Why you 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 the do re mi

You want to buy you a home or a farm
That can't deal nobody harm
(Or take your vacation)
(By the mountains or sea)
Don't swap your old cow for a car
You better stay right where you are
(Hey better take this little tip)
(From me)
'Cause I look through the want ads every day
(But the headlines on the papers always say)
If you ain't got the do re mi boys
(You ain't got the do re mi)
Why you 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 the do re mi
Yeah but believe it or not
You won't find it so hot
If you ain't got the do re mi