I wonder if anyone knows the full lyrics of an old song my dad used to sing. It is a song about New York vs California. Here is what I remember:

Now, old Ben Bernie like a king with his crown
Decided to abdicate New York Town
He came to Hollywood, the movies to make
Shouting “Broadway and Winchell, they’re all a fake".

The way you rave about your plays and all the things you’ve mastered.
Don’t you know you fool, you're just a tool for a bunch of no good...bohunks.

Now you can take your Broadway, Walter Winchell, and his gas,
You can take your Chrysler Building and Dee ah dee ah dee ah dee ah.

We’re tired of all your boastin’ and all the bunk you passed.
You can take Grant’s Tomb (that is if there is room) dah dee ah dee ah dee ah dee ah.

NOT SURE HOW IT SEGUED INTO CAL VS. NY, BUT HERE’S WHAT I REMEMBER.....

The way you talk you’d think New York hadn’t any riches.
Well you can go back west with all the rest of those native sons of ..California

We’re tired of all your boasting and all the bunk you passed.
You can take your stinking earthquakes and Dee ah dee ah dee ah dee ah.

THEN I ONLY REMEMBER OTHER PIECES AND BITS OF THE CA SIDE.

Now you can take your palm trees, and every blade of grass
You can take your ????? and Dee ah dee ah dee ah dee ah.

You can take your snow capped mountains and your skies of blue,
You can take your sunkissed oranges and you know what to do.


My sister and I are trying to piece together the rest of the song. WHY?? Who knows. We were reminiscing the other day and it just came up. If anyone else can add to what we know, or if anyone has a clue as to where we might find the full lyric, it would be greatly appreciated.