Californ-I-Ay

Californ-I-Ay - Deanna Durbin

Written by：Deanna Durbin

There are poets who sing

Of that mythical kingdom of Arcane

But alack and unfortunately

They're not up to the times

For there isn't a thing

In that second hand kingdom of Arcane

That compares to the sun or the sea

Of that gold spangled coast

Pardon us if we boast

When we toast

Californ I ay

Where each plum and each prune

Is as big as the moon

Californ I ay

Where the simpler kind fails if I may

There are gals to attract us

There's hole in the cactus

Of yesterday

And we found Californ I ay

For without it there's no USA

In this new Eldorado

There's free avocado

For everyone

And there's none that weighs under a ton

In this fabulous clime

We have luscious persimmon

And they know our women

Who never run

When there's work

Or romance to be done

So we say to each friend

Who may seek journey's end

We commend

Californ I ay

Where the rain doesn't rain

It just drizzles champagne

Californ I ay

Where romance is the theme of the day

From San Pedro to Fresno

No maiden there says no

And love is mine

For in gay Californ I ay

Everything's more tremendous titanic stupendous

The climate is better the ocean is wetter

The mountains are higher

The deserts are drier

The hills have more splendor

The girls have more gender

Californ I ay

For without it there's no USA