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I bid farewell to the state of ol' New York 
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My home away from home 
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In the state of New York I came of age 
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When first I started roaming 

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And the trees grow high in New York state 
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And they shine like gold in autumn 
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Never had the blues from whence I came 
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But in New York state I caught 'em 

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Talk to me of Mendocino 
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Closing my eyes I hear the sea 
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Must I wait, must I follow?
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Won't you say, "Come with me?" 

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And it's on to South Bend, Indiana 
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Flat, out on the Western Plain 
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Rise up over the Rockies and down on into California 
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Out to where but the rocks remain 

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And let the sun set on the ocean 
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I will watch it from the shore 
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Let the sun rise over the redwoods 
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I'll rise with it till I rise no more 

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Talk to me of Mendocino 
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Closing my eyes I hear the sea 
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Must I wait, must I follow?
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Won't you say, "Come with me?"