The native daughters of the golden west      In ecstasy they cry to know   If their parents love will let them go   Their mother's pride, their fathers joy   They thank the stars that they're not boys      The native daughters of the golden west   Their beauty is priceless, you'll never pass their test      As children do, they stayed at home   Waiting for the day when they were grown   The future seemed so far away   But every night they'd kneel and pray      But all in all they did their best   And one by one they left the nest   Across the globe they searched for love   And put their faith in their God above      The native daughters of the golden west   They're made of light, we never would have guessed      So by and by their dreams came true   They fell in love with boys they knew   Their children grew, fed from the breast   Of the native daughters of the golden west      The native daughters of the golden west   They talk all day but we were not impressed      The native daughters of the golden west   They're sisters of mercy, they'll grant your last request