King of California - State of the Union

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 no gold nor silver

But my darling dear please shed no tears

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 please listen here

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

I think that it's fair to warn you

That I return to claim your hand

As the King of California

As the King of California