# Song help, please.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-help-please/611718>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 4, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-help-please/611718 "2012-02-04T02:26:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-help-please/611718/1 "2012-02-04T02:26:33Z")

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I just was reminded of a song from my youth and having no luck googling.  
Kansas City here I come  
Right back where I started from…

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-help-please/611718/2 "2012-02-04T02:30:07Z")

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I think it’s two songs…

[Kansas City](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_(Jerry_Leiber_and_Mike_Stoller_song))

and

[California Here I Come](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Here_I_Come)

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-help-please/611718/3 "2012-02-04T02:31:37Z")

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The one I know is :

California, here I come right back where I started from.  
Where Bowers of flowers bloom in the sun.  
Each morning at dawning, birdies sing an’ everything.  
A sunkist miss said, “Don’t be late” that’s why I can hardly wait.  
Open up that Golden Gate,  
California here I come.

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**Author:** ![Anna\_Nimity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Anna\_Nimity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anna_Nimity)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-help-please/611718/4 "2012-02-04T21:05:30Z")

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Here it is.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mypHZmXdU3o/maxresdefault.jpg "Fats Domino - Kansas City") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mypHZmXdU3o)