Do Re Mi - Guy Clark C F Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day, G C Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line. F 'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl, G C They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find -- G Now, the police at the port of entry say, "You're number fourteen thousand for today." Chorus: C G Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, you ain't got the do re mi, C Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Kansas, Tennessee. F California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; C But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot G C 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.