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