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