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Do Re Mi
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John Mellencamp
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Lots of folks back East, they say, is leavin' home every day
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Beatin' the hot old dusty way to the California line
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'Cross the desert sands they roll, gettin' out of that old dust bowl
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They think they're goin' to a sugar bowl, but here's what they find --
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Now, the police at the port of entry say
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"You're number fourteen thousand for today."
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Oh, if you ain't got the do re mi, folks, you ain't got the do re mi
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Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
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California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see
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But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
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If you ain't got the do re mi
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You want to buy you a home or a farm, that can't deal nobody harm
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Or take your vacation by the mountains or sea
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Don't swap your old cow for a car, you better stay right where you are
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Better take this little tip from me
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'Cause I look through the want ads every day
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But the headlines on the papers always say
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If you ain't got the do re mi, boys, you ain't got the do re mi
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Why, you better go back to beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
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California is a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see
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But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot
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If you ain't got the do re mi
"Do-Re-Mi" - THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
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