(Don Rich) Hello California, California here I come Well, here I am on my way back home With my discharge in my hand It sure is good have my two feet Back on solid land I didn't see a woman for eighteen days When I crawled aboard that ship And seein' all the girls in mini skirts Is givin' my heart a lift Hello California, you sure are place to see Goodbye Arizona, you're just a little too hot for me Well, New York City and Albuquerque Sure was a lotta fun Hello California, California here I come --- Instrumental ---
Well, when I left home about a year ago I sure wasn't much of a man And there's still a lotta things in this old world That I don't understand But there's one thing that I'm certain of I should have figured it out before Oh, when I get back to California I ain't never gonna leave no more Hello California, you sure are place to see Goodbye Arizona, you're just a little too hot for me Well, New York City and Albuquerque Sure was a lotta fun Hello California, California here I come Hello California, California here I come...