Oh! i'm packing my grip
And i'm leav-in' to-day,
'cause i'm takin' a trip
Cal-i-for-nia way
I'm gon-na set-tle down and nev-er more roam
And make the san fer-nan-do val0ley my home.

I'll for-get my sins,
I'll be mak-in' new friends,
Where the west be-gins
And the sun-set ends,
'cause i've de-cid-ed where "yours tru-ly" should be
And it's the san fer-nan-do val-ley for me

I think that i'm safe in stat-in'
{she - he} will be wait-in'
When my lone-ly jour-ney is done-
And kind-ly old rev-'rend thomas
Made us a pro-mise
He will make the two of us one.

So, i'm hit-tin' the trail
To the cow coun-try.
You can for-ward my mail
Care of r.f.d.
I'm gon-na set-tle down and nev-er more roam
And make the san fer-nan-do val-ley my home