1. When the wintry' winds are blowin' and the snow is starting to fall

2. Any - one who likes to wander ought to keep this saying in mind

That's when I'll be westward goin' to the place I love the best of all

Absence makes the heart grow fonder of that good old place you leave be - hind

Ca - li - for - nia I've been blue since I've been a - way from you

When you've hit the trail a while, seems you rare - ly see a smile

I can't wait 'til I get goin', even now, I'm startin' into call, hear me ca - ll

That's why I must fly out yonder where a frown is mighty hard to find, oh!

CHORUS: Cali - fornia, here I come! Right back where I started from

Where bowers of flowers bloom in the sun

Each morning at dawning birdies sing and everything

A sun-kissed miss said "Don't be late", that's why I can hardly wait!

O - pen up your golden gate, Cali - fornia, here I come!