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Oh, California!

from Oh, California! by Sons of the Golden West

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It's a love song, of sorts, written to my home state of California.

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Oh, California
By Sons of the Golden West
©2014 Eric Butterfield (BMI)


Oh, California
I wish I'd known you when you were young
Oh, California
I wish I'd known you when you were young

Caravans were running west
Tales were spreading fast across the land
Over mountains thick with snow, you know
The towns they were teeming with dreamers
Dreaming of their pot of gold
Dreaming of their pot of gold
Can't you see it shining?

Oh, California
I wish I'd known you when you were young
Oh, California
I wish I'd known you when you were young

I knew a lovely lady
In my dreams I knew her well
She whispered of deliverance
A heaven to save me from hell

All across the land
she whispered words you know
I will never hear again
Never hear again

Oh, California
I'm coming for ya
Oh, California
I'm coming for ya


I met a lovely senorita
Dancing down at the old el rancho
I said I got a song
We can dance to fast then slow
Her big green eyes
Like two ripe avocados told me all I need to know
When she said No hablo ingles
I said No hablo espanol
She's a true Californio
A true Californio
And now we're singing

Oh, California
You know I love ya, forever young
Oh, California
You know I love ya, sincerely nature's son

Sincerely nature's son
Sincerely nature's son

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from Oh, California!, released February 2, 2016

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Sons of the Golden West plays indie rock and Americana. The latest album, "Punch Drunk Moon," came out January 30, 2020.

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