Tom Rush Do Re Mi written by Woodie Guthrie
Tom Rush vocals/acoustic guitar
Rambling Jack Elliot harmony
Daddy Bones guitar
Felix Pappalardi guitarron
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Lot of folks back east say leave home most every day
A D
Hitting the hard old dusty trail to the California line
Well across the desert sands they rode
G
Getting out out of the old dust bowl
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Think they're going to a sugar bowl here's what they find
A
For the police at the port of entry say
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Your number 14,000 for the day
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Well if you ain't got the do re me boys
A
You ain't got the do re me
Well you better go back to beautiful Texas
D
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
California's a garden of eden
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It's paradise to live and see
D
But believe it or not you won't find it so hot
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If you ain't got the do re me
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Now if you want to buy a home or farm
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That can't do nobody harm
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Take your vacation by the mountains or the sea
But you better not swap your cow for car
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Better stay right where you are
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Better take this little tip from me
A
Cause I look thru the want ads every day
And the headlines on the paper always say
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Well if you ain't got the do re me boys
A
You ain't got the do re me
Well you better go back to beautiful Texas
D
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
D
California's a garden of eden
D7 G
It's paradise for you and for me
D
But believe it or not you won't find it so hot
A D G A D
If you ain't got the do re me
From Tom Rush "Tom Rush"
Elektra Records 1965
