Name: King of California
Duration: P00H04M48S
Description: One of my favorite Dave Alvin songs. I got turned on to Dave's music from John Cowan while doing a little run of shows with him some years back. This song is pretty lonesome but hopeful and uplifting at the same time.

King of California

from Another Road by Jesse Cobb

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One of my favorite Dave Alvin songs. I got turned on to Dave's music from John Cowan while doing a little run of shows with him some years back. This song is pretty lonesome but hopeful and uplifting at the same time.

lyrics

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

Read more: Dave Alvin - King Of California Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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from Another Road, released March 8, 2016
Jesse Cobb - mandolin, vocals
Rich Moore - bass
Jorn Anderson - drums

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