Do Re Mi

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Lots of folks back East, they say, 
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leavin' home every day,
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Beatin' the hot old dusty way 
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to the California line.
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'Cross the desert sands they roll, 
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gettin' out of that old dust bowl,
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They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, 
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but here is what they find 
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Now, the police at the port of entry- say,
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"You're number fourteen thousand for today."

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Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks,
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if you ain't got the do re mi,
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Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, 
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Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.
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California is a garden of Eden, 
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a paradise to live in or see;
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But believe it or not, 
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you won't find it so hot
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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.