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
For 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
You better go back
To beautiful texas
Oklahoma kansas georgia tennessee
California is a garden of eden
Yes is 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
You want to buy a horse or a farm
That can't deal nobody no harm
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
You better go back to beautiful texas
Oklahoma kansas
Georgia tennessee
California is a garden of eden
Yes is 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
If you ain't got the do re mi