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Artist: Dave Alvin
Canonical path: /dave-alvin/king-of-california
Related lyric paths: 6
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King Of California
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King Of California
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Well, I left my home and my one true love
East of the ohio river
My father said we'd never wed
For I had me no gold nor silver
But my darling dear, please shed no tears
But I think that it's fair to warn you
That I return to claim your hand
As the king of california
Over deserts hot and mountains cold
I traveled the indian country
Whispering your name under lonesome skies
Remembering my only company
But my darling dear, please have no fear
For I think that it's fair to warn you
That I return to claim your hand
As the king of california
I went up from sacramento town
To the sierra gold fields
And I worked my stake on a riverbank?
Dreaming just how a rich man feels
Now my darling dear, listen here
For I think that it's fair to warn you
That I return to claim your hand
As the king of california
Now the dead man's lying at my feet
Who tried to steal my earnings
Yet I still recall your tender kiss
Though this bullet in my chest is burning
But my darling dear, please have no fear
For I think that it's fair to warn you
That I return to claim your hand
As the king of california
That I return to claim your hand
As the king of california
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