Do Re Me Lyrics - Swing Set - Ani Difranco

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" 

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 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 

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, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee 

California is a garden of Eden 

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