Ry Cooder
Viva Seguin / Do Re Mi
[Instrumental: "Viva Sequin"]

[Verse 1]
Well lots of folks back east they say
Leaving home most every day
Beating the hot old dusty way to the California line
Now it's 'cross the desert sands they roll
Getting out of the Old Dust Bowl
Think they're coming to a sugar bowl
But here's what they find
Well the police at the port of entry say
That you're number fourteen thousand for the day

[Chorus]
Hey, and if you ain't got that Do Re Mi, boy
If you ain't got that Do Re Mi
Well, you better go back to beautiful Texas
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
California's the garden of Eden
It's a paradise to live in or see
But believe it or not
You won't find it so hot
If you ain't got that Do Re Mi

[Solo Guitar Verse]
[Verse 2]
You want to buy you a home or a farm
That can't do nobody 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
Well, I look through the want ads every day
But the headlines in the papers always say
Hey!

[Chorus]
And if you ain't got that Do Re Mi, boy
If you ain't got that Do Re Mi
Well, you better go back to beautiful Texas
Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
California's the garden of Eden
It's a paradise to live in or see
But believe it or not
You won't find it so hot
If you ain't got that Do Re Mi