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
