The California
[Chorus]
Ah me the boys the California
Girl of the Summer, and sons of the sea
Pack your gear for the California
Winds are seldom free
And now you got a breeze
I must go where the tall ships go
Climb aloft in a gale
Shanty loud for the bygone sailing days
When I gave chase to a whale
You know I followed the whale
[Chorus]
So hoist a sail on this barkentine
We’re outward bound on the sea
Farewell to ye landlubbin’ sons of a rock
Our birds are flying free
They’ve forgotten all your dreams
[Chorus]
So come all you poets and dreamers too
Tack your sail close to the line
Set your couse for a star found latitude
Hang all your troubles behind
The sea she’s a heady wine
