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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kate McGarrigle
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Greg Prestopino
Producer
Joe Boyd
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I bid farewell to the state of old New York
My home away from home
In the state of New York I came of age
When first I started roaming
[Verse 2]
And the trees grow high in New York State
And they shine like gold in autumn
Never had the blues from whence I came
But in New York State, I caught 'em
[Verse 3]
Talk to me of Mendocino
Closing my eyes, I hear the sea
Must I wait? Must I follow?
Won't you say, "Come with me?"
[Verse 4]
And it's on to South Bend, Indiana
Flat out on the Western Plains
Rise up over the Rockies and down on in to California
Out to where but the rocks remain
[Verse 5]
And let the sun set on the ocean
I will watch it from the shore
Let the sun rise over the redwood
I'll rise with it till I rise no more
[Verse 6]
Talk to me of Mendocino
Closing my eyes I hear the sea
Must I wait? Must I follow?
Won't you say, "Come with me?"
Written by: Kate McGarrigle