/^ PS 3509 .L57 15 1915 Copy 1 IN THE GOOD OLD GOLDEN WEST BY STANTON ELLIOT ^ DEC 2d J9I5 OH, A SONG I WOULD BE SINGIN' FROM THIS FAIR, PACIFIC SHORE, TO THE CHAP WHO IS A-CLINGIN' TO A LIFE THAT IS A BORE: THERE'S A COUNTRY THAT'S A-WAITIN' WITH A WELCOME IN THE AIR FOR THE PLUCK THAT'S UP AN' LAFHN' AND THE MAN WHO'S ON THE SQUARE; FROM THE VAST SIERRA HIGHLAND TO THE COLORADO'S ROAR, FROM THE CATALINA ISLAND TO "THE CANYON'S" ROCKY FLOOR,- OH, I LOVE THE EASY FREEDOM, AND THE LUCK THAT'S IN THE GROUND, AND THE LOYAL, ROYAL SPIRIT FROM THE PLAINS TO PUGET SOUND. 'MID THE YELLOWSTONE'S WILD FOUNTAINS AND THE GARDEN OF THE GODS, ROUND YOSEMITE'S PARKED MOUNTAINS WHERE THE GOLDEN SUNSET NODS, LET ME ROAM THROUGH NATURE'S STORY,- DREAM THE DREAMS THAT WAIT FOR ALL WHO WOULD FIND A MATCHLESS GLORY IN THE MAGIC OF HER CALL. OH, THERE'S ROOM FOR EV'RY MORTAL IN THE LAND I LOVE THE BEST, AN' THERE'S WELCOME IN EACH PORTAL IN THE GOOD-OLD-GOLDEN WEST,- WHERE THE EVERGREENS ARE MIGHTY AN' ALL NATURE FILLS THE EYES, FROM THE SPLENDOR OF THE ROCKIES TO THE WEST-GATE'S PARADISE. Copyright, X915, by John J. Newbegin San Francisco SS> Printed by The Blair-Murdock Company ..gRARY OF CONGRESS 015 908 157 6 ' # Hollinger Corp. pH 8.5