On my way to sunny California, on my way to spend another sunny day.You're so clean and just take your mind away.I'll kick your mind away, I'll kick your mind awayHave you ever been south of Monterey?But on Kaskar the coastlineAnd the chaparral flows to the seaNeat waves of golden sunshineAnd have you ever been north of Morro Bay?The south coast plows the seaAnd the people there are of the breedThat don't need electricityI'm not awareWater, waterGet yourself a matWho gets kids a mat?Get yourself a matSo you can dance by the seaSince the hills are plainGet yourself a matWater, waterHorizon natureJust wake up the mountain's wayHave you ever been down Salinas Way?Where Steinbeck found the valleyAnd he wrote about it the way it wasIn his travelings with CharlieAnd have you ever walked down through the sycamoresWhere the farmhouse was?Where the springAnd the pine trees used to be?There the monarch's autumn journey endsOn a windswept cypress treeWater, waterGet yourself a matWho gets kids a matGet yourself a matWho gets kids a matWho gets kids a matWater, waterThe sun shines bright and downAnd the paddies blakeBut get yourself a matWho gets kids a matWho gets kids a matWho gets kids a matHave you ever been to a festival, the Big Sur congregation, where Country Joe will do his show and sing about liberty?Have you ever been to a festival, the Big Sur congregation, where Country Joe will do his show and sing about liberty?