Do Re Mi Lyrics - Dust Bowl Ballads - Woody Guthrie

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 

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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 

You better take this little tip from me 

'Cause I look through the want ads every day 

But the headlines on the papers always say 

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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