From the film “Can’t Help Singing”, 1944 Words by E. Y. Harburg Music by Jerome Kern
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Refrain:
Californ-i-ay
Where each plum and each prune
Is as big as the moon
Californ-i-ay
Where December comes dolled up like May
There are gals to attract us
There’s gold in the cactus, so bless the day
That we found Californ-i-ay
For without it there’s no U. S. A.
Refrain:
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” when love is nigh
For in gay Californ-i-ay
Everything is tremendous, titanic, stupendous
The ocean is better and bluer and wetter
The mountains are higher
The deserts are drier
The boys have more shekels
The girls have more freckles
Californ-i-ay
Oh, without it there’s no U. S. A.