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Thread #34704   Message #469656
Posted By: Clinton Hammond
24-May-01 - 02:38 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: King of California (Dave Alvin)
Subject: Lyr Add: KING OF CALIFORNIA (Dave Alvin)
Nevermind.. I got it myself...

KING OF CALIFORNIA
(Dave Alvin)

Well I left my home and my one true love
East of the Ohio River
Her father said we'd never wed
'Cause I had neither gold nor silver

But my darling dear please shed no tear
For I think that it's fair to warn ya
That I'll return to claim your hand
As the King of California

Over deserts hot and mountains cold
I traveled the indian country
Whispering your name under lonesome skys
Your memory my only company

But my darling dear please have no fear
For I think that's it fair to warn ya
That I'll return to claim your hand
As the King of California

I went up from Sacramento town
To the Sierra gold fields
And I worked my stake on a river bank
Dreaming just how a rich man feels

Now my darling dear listen here
For I think that's it fair to warn ya
That I'll return to claim your hand
As the King of California

Now a dead man's laying at my feel
He tried to steal my earnings
And I still recall your tender kiss
Though this bullet in my chest is burning

But my darling dear please shed no tear
'Cause I think that it's fair to warn ya
That I'll return to claim your hand
As the King of California