Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-05-01
Don't 90 10 California.
BY FRANCES d. GAoR

Don't 60 to California, boys,
Don't go to Oregon,
There's wealth for you in the Buckeye State,
And wealth that may be won,
Aye, wealth that may be won, boys,
BY true hearts, strong and bold
Then don't go to California,
Stay at home and gather gold,
Oh stay at home, oh stay at home,
With the friends you love to day,
There's wealth for you in the Buckeye State,
Oh gather it while you may.
There's wealth in the teeming vallics,
Deep buried in the soil,
To work, to work, with the spade and plow
And win it with manly toll,
There's wealth in the fcccy Aocks, boys,
That sleep in the shady grove,
There's wealth in tho lowing herds, boys,
That over our wild hills rove.
Then stay at home, oh stay at home
with the friends you love to day,
There's wealth for you in the Aocks and herds
Oh, gather it while you may.
There's wealth in the dark old forest,
'Mong the oaks and poplars tall.
Go gather it while you've health and strength,
With tho axe, the wedge, and mall,
Oh there's wealth in the waving ssplings,
There's wealth in the osier boush,
And Fairys wand with generous hand
Is coming it for you now.
Then stay at home, oh, stay at homo
With the friends you love to-day,
There's wealth for you in the forest, boys,
Oh! gather it while you may.
There's wealth in the craggy hill sides,
And the rocks hold wealth in store,
And the tirelcss hand may win it
From the deep laid beds of orc.
Not beds of the shining metsls,
But an ore moro useful far,
That makcth the pondcrous engine,
And rails for the flying car,
Then stay at home, oh, stay at homo
With the friends you love to-day.
There's wealth in our rocks and hill sides,
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There's wealth in the wild ravines, boys,
There's wealth in the sandy dclls,
There's wealth in the meadows green, boys,
There's wealth in the messy fells,
There's wealth in tho bounding brooks, boys,
That sparkle thro' our hills,
There's wealth in our sweeping rivers,
There's wealth in our dancing rills.
Then stay at homo, oh, stay at homo
With tho friends you love to-day,
There's gold in our dancing rills, boys,
Oh gather it whilo you may
There's wealth in the wintry winds, boys,
There's wealth in the summer showers,
There's wealth in the springing grass blades,
There's wealth in the budding flowers,
There's wealth in the glorious sunshine,
There's wealth in the falling dew,
And every breeze that quivors the trees
Is garnering wealth for you.
Then stay at home, oh, stay at homo
'Mong friends you love to-day,
There's wealth in the dew and the sun shine
Oh gather it while you may.
Oh gather it while you may, boys.
With the plow, the hoe, and spade,
With the mat;ock, the pick, and crorbar,
The axe, with its slancing blade,
The sledge the tongs and the anvil,
The hammer, tho saw, and plane,
The sickle and scythc, the auger and drill,
Gather wealth from hill and plain.
oh stay at home, oh, stay at homo
With hearts that love you to day,
There's gold for you in Ohio,
Stay, gather it while you may.
Oh go not to California, boys,
The glittcring trash to find,
There's world of wealth, gold cannot buy
In the homes you leave behind.
There's wealth in tho mailons' trusting love
There's wealth in the wifc's fond fears,
There's wealth in sisters tenderness,
There's wealth in q mothers tears
Then stay at home, oh, stay at homo
Enjoy it while you may,
For the gold of California
Don't barter lifes love away.