a 1924 fox trot song presented in the musical play Bombo
words and music by Al Jolson, Bud de Sylva, and Joseph Meyer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment track:
Lyrics
- When the wintry winds are blowing
And the snow is starting in to fall
Then my eyes turn westward knowing
That’s the place I love the best of all
California, I’ve been blue
Since I’ve been away from you
I can’t wait ’til I get going
Even now I’m starting in to call, Oh
Refrain
California, here I come
Right back where I started from
Where bowers of flowers bloom in the sun
Each morning at dawning
Birdies sing an’ everything
A sunkist miss said, “Don’t be late”
That’s why I can hardly wait
Open up that Golden Gate
California, here I come
- Anyone who likes to wander
Ought to keep this saying in his mind
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder,”
Of the good old place you leave behind
When you’ve hit the trail a while
Seems you rarely see a smile
That’s why I must fly out yonder
Where a frown is mighty hard to find, Oh
Sung here by Fred Feild: