Why We Come To Californy
Dublin Core
Title
Why We Come To Californy
Subject
Migrant workers
Description
Flora Robertson's poem of why she migrated to California.
Creator
Robertson, Flora
Source
Library of Congress
Date
August 5, 1940
Contributor
Todd, Charles L., 1911-2004 (Collector)
Sonkin, Robert, 1910-1980 (Collector)
Robertson, Flora (Composer)
Robertson, Flora (Performer)
Sonkin, Robert, 1910-1980 (Collector)
Robertson, Flora (Composer)
Robertson, Flora (Performer)
Format
Audio Recording
Language
English
Sound Item Type Metadata
Transcription
Here comes the dust-storm
Watch the sky turn blue.
You better git out quick
Or it will smother you.
Here comes the grasshopper.
He comes a-jumpin' high.
He jumps away across the state.
An' never bats an eye.
Here comes the river
It sure knows its stuff
It takes our home and cattle.
An' leaves us feelin' tough.
Californy, Californy,
Here I come too.
With a coffee pot and skillet,
I'm a-comin' to you.'
Listen Here: https://www.loc.gov/item/toddbib000092/
Watch the sky turn blue.
You better git out quick
Or it will smother you.
Here comes the grasshopper.
He comes a-jumpin' high.
He jumps away across the state.
An' never bats an eye.
Here comes the river
It sure knows its stuff
It takes our home and cattle.
An' leaves us feelin' tough.
Californy, Californy,
Here I come too.
With a coffee pot and skillet,
I'm a-comin' to you.'
Listen Here: https://www.loc.gov/item/toddbib000092/
Original Format
Audio recording
Duration
4:14
Bit Rate/Frequency
10.7MB
Files
Collection
Citation
Robertson, Flora , “Why We Come To Californy,” Grapes of Wrath, accessed May 3, 2024, https://grapesofwrath.sfsuenglishdh.net/items/show/223.