King of California-Dave Alvin

[ti:King Of California] [ar:Dave Alvin] [al:Live From Austin Tx] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]King of California - Dave Alvin [00:25.52]Well I left my home and my one true love [00:28.97] [00:32.10]East of the Ohio River [00:34.57] [00:37.13]My father said we'd never wed [00:40.54] [00:43.29]For I had me no gold nor silver [00:46.07] [00:48.07]But my darling dear please shed no tears [00:52.90] [00:53.88]For I think that it's fair to warn you [00:56.78] [00:58.97]That I return to claim your hand [01:02.65] [01:04.89]As the King of California [01:07.02] [01:15.64]Over deserts hot and mountains cold [01:18.45] [01:21.83]I traveled the Indian country [01:24.44] [01:27.34]Whispering your name under lonesome skies [01:31.67] [01:33.29]And remembering my only company [01:36.42] [01:38.16]But my darling dear please have no fear [01:41.73] [01:43.70]For I think that it's fair to warn you [01:46.74] [01:49.09]That I return to claim your hand [01:52.38] [01:55.11]As the King of California [01:57.00] [02:05.62]I went up from Sacramento town [02:09.32] [02:12.12]To the Sierra gold fields [02:14.44] [02:17.06]And I worked my stake on a riverbank [02:20.28] [02:23.53]Dreaming just how a rich man feels [02:26.51] [02:28.09]So my darling dear listen here [02:31.67] [02:33.66]For I think that it's fair to warn you [02:36.59] [02:39.17]That I return to claim your hand [02:42.42] [02:45.22]As the King of California [02:47.74] [03:21.95]Now the dead man's lying at my feet [03:25.24] [03:28.22]And they tried to steal my earnings [03:30.38] [03:33.45]But I still recall your tender kiss [03:37.75] [03:41.27]Though this bullet in my chest is burning [03:44.18] [03:46.29]For my darling dear please shed no tear [03:49.68] [03:51.68]For I think that it's fair to warn you [03:54.49] [03:57.03]That I return to claim your hand [04:00.81] [04:03.17]As the King of California [04:05.06] [04:13.73]That I return to claim your hand [04:18.80] [04:19.66]As the King of California