On my way to sunny California On my way to spend a nice sunny dayWater, water Get yourself in the pure, clear waterThe sun shines brightly down on the penny The sun shines brightly down on the pennyYou're so keen it'll just take your mind away Take your mind away, take your mind awayHave you ever been south of Monterey?Barrancas, Carver, Coastline And the Chaparral flows to the seaNeat waves of golden sunshineAnd have you ever been north?The Morro BayThe south coast plows the seaAnd the people there are of the breed Who don't need electricityWater, water Get yourself a matWho cares? Get yourself a matWho cares? Get yourself a matThe sun will dance by your seatSince the years have passedWe need to sell that waterHorizon edges squeak 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 Travelins with CharlieAnd have you ever walked down through the sycamores Where the farmhouse used to be?There the monarch's autumn journey ends On a windswept cypress treeWater, water, get yourself a nap, get yourself a nap, get yourself a napThe sunshine's running down on Perry's placeThe air's so clean that it just takes your mind awayIt takes your mind awayHave you ever been to a festival?The big sur-congregationWhere country Joe will do his showAnd sing about libertyAnd the people there in the open airOne big familyThe people there love to sing and shareTheir news to the stars at nightYou found liberty.