Well it hasn't rained in months
The crops failed the land's turned to dust
And as you start to starve
The drought sets in
The economy has failed
There's no jobs for anyone
But there's hundreds without food
It's beyond the pale
So pack the cart in Oklahoma
And take the road to California
Did you think there would be bread?
Did you think you'd be well fed?
Cos there life is little better
And your dreams have been unfettered
Did you think you'd get a bed?
Or a roof over your head?
Whoa the Okies move
The dust bowl blues, the Okies move
The wind came a blowing
And the land lift into the air
It was the storm of the century
The dust cloud came a rolling here
Oklahoma's on the move
They're heading out west
For some green land farm
That's not covered in dust
So pack the cart in Oklahoma
And take the road to California
Did you think there would be bread?
Did you think you'd be well fed?
Cos there life is little better
And your dreams have been unfettered
Did you think you'd get a bed?
Or a roof over your head?
Whoa the Okies move
The dust bowl blues, the Okies move
