California Morning

On this California morning, I will rise before the day

Take the path down to the river, let it wash my blues away

With her sunrise emerald beauty as she glides along the way

On this California morning I will rise before the day

On this California dawning I will walk a lonely mile

And pick some wild berries, just to make my sweetheart smile

If I had a thousand mornings, I would bring them all to you

But this California morning song's the best that I can do

The path down to the river leads me like a silver thread

The dew upon the golden grass smells just like homemade bread

In the cooling of her waters I will rest my weary soul

Soak away this world of sorrow and let the day unfold

On this California morning, I will rise before the day

Take the path down to the river, let it wash my blues away

With her sunrise emerald beauty as she glides along the way

On this California morning I will rise before the day

The river is an artery that feeds the world with life

A secret silent refuge in this noisy world of strife

The herons and the thrushes sing a song I understand

On this California morning hear the singing of the land

So here's to quiet places where the wild things abide

May we revel in their beauty, down by the riverside

Let the wilderness sustain us, as we sustain in turn

As the river seeks the ocean, to our home we will return

On this California morning, I will rise before the day

Take the path down to the river, let it wash my blues away

With her sunrise emerald beauty as she glides along the way

On this California morning I will rise before the day

On this California morning I will rise before the day