I.
I love you, California,
You're the greatest state of all.
I love you in the winter,
Summer, spring and in the fall.
I love your fertile valleys;
Your dear mountains I adore.
I love your grand old ocean
And I love her rugged shore.
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When the snow crowned Golden Sierras
Keep their watch o'er the valleys bloom,
It is there I would be in our land by the sea,
Every breeze bearing rich perfume.
It is here nature gives of her rarest.
It is Home Sweet Home to me,
And I know when I die
I shall breathe my last sigh
For my sunny California.
II.
I love your red-wood forests -
Love your fields of yellow grain.
I love your summer breezes
And I love your winter rain.
I love you, land of flowers;
Land of honey, fruit and wine.
I love you, California;
You have won this heart of mine.
III.
I love your old gray Missions -
Love your vineyards stretching far.
I love you, California,
With your Golden Gate ajar.
I love your purple sun-sets,
Love your skies of azure blue.
I love you, California;
I just can't help loving you.
IV.
I love you, Catalina,
You are very dear to me.
I love you, Tamalpais,
And I love Yosemite.
I love you, Land of Sunshine,
Half your beauties are untold.
I loved you in my childhood,
And I'll love you when I'm old.