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A California Saga Lyrics by Al Jardine

A Postcard from California

2010

On my way to sunny Californ-i-a
On my way to spend another sunny day
Have you ever been south of Monterey
Barrancas carve the coast line
And the chaparral flows to the sea
'Neath waves of golden sunshine
And have you ever been north of Morro Bay
The south coast plows the sea
And the people there are of the breed
They don't need electricity
(On my way)
Water, water
Get yourself in the cool, clear water
The sun shines brightly down on Penny's place
The sun shines brightly down on the bay
The air's so clean that it takes your mind away
Takes your mind away
Takes your mind away
Have you ever been down Salinas way
Where Steinbeck found the valley
And he wrote about it the way it was
In his travelin's with Charley
And have you ever walked down through the sycamores
Where the farmhouse used to be
There the monarch autumn journey ends
On a windswept cyprus tree
Water, water
Cool cascades of the cool, clear water
The sun dance final scene sets the hills ablaze
The sunshine sets the hills all ablaze
Horizon edges quick up the mountain's way
Up the mountain's way
Up the mountain's way
Now, have you ever been to a festival
The Big Sur congregation
Where Country Joe will do his show
And he'd sing about liberty
And the people there in the open air
Are one big family
Yeah, the people there love to sing and share
Their new found liberty
Credits
Al Jardine

Al Jardine

About “A California Saga” by Al Jardine

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"A California Saga" is credited to Al Jardine. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"A California Saga" appears on "A Postcard from California" in 2010.

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