Do Re Mi Lyrics - Other Voices, Other Rooms - Nanci Griffith

Well, thousands of folks back East they say 

Are leavin' home most everyday 

They're beatin' the hot oled dusty way 

To the California line 

Across the desert sands they roll 

A gettin' outta that ole dust bowl 

They think they're goin' to sugar bowl 

But, here is what they find 

Oh, the police at the port of entry say 

"Hey, you're number fourteen thousand for the day" 

If you ain't got that do re mi, boys 

But, if you ain't got that do re mi 

Oh, 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 that do re mi 

If you wanna buy you a home or farm 

That can't deal nobody harm 

Or take your vacations by the mountains or the sea 

Don't swap your old cow for a car 

You'd better stay right where you are 

Hey, you better take this little tip from me 

'Cuz I look through the want ads every day 

And the headlines in the papers always say 

If you ain't got that do re mi, boys 

If you ain't got that do re mi 

Oh, 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 

Believe it or not, you won't find it so hot 

If you ain't got that do re mi 

Yeah, believe it or not, you won't find it so hot 

If you ain't got that do re mi