Oh, I'm packin' my grip
and I'm leavin' today
'Cause I'm takin' a trip,
California way
I'm gonna settle down
and never more roam
And make the San Fernando Valley
my home
I'll forget my sins,
I'll be makin' new friends
Where the West begins
and the sunset ends
'Cause I've decided
where yours truly really oughta be
And it's the San Fernando Valley
for me
I think that I'm safe in statin',
she will be waitin'
When my lonely journey is done
And kindly old Reverend Thomas
made us a promise
He will make the two of us one
So, I'm hittin' the trail
to the cow country
You can forward my mail,
care of R.F.D.
I'm gonna settle down
and never more roam
And make the San Fernando Valley
my home
and I'm leavin' today
'Cause I'm takin' a trip,
California way
I'm gonna settle down
and never more roam
And make the San Fernando Valley
my home
I'll forget my sins,
I'll be makin' new friends
Where the West begins
and the sunset ends
'Cause I've decided
where yours truly really oughta be
And it's the San Fernando Valley
for me
I think that I'm safe in statin',
she will be waitin'
When my lonely journey is done
And kindly old Reverend Thomas
made us a promise
He will make the two of us one
So, I'm hittin' the trail
to the cow country
You can forward my mail,
care of R.F.D.
I'm gonna settle down
and never more roam
And make the San Fernando Valley
my home