California love!California... knows how to partyCalifornia... knows how to partyIn the citaaay of L.A.In the citaaay of good ol' WattsIn the citaaay, the city of ComptonWe keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild westA state that's untouchable like Elliot NessThe track hits ya eardrum like a slug to ya chestPack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sexWe in that sunshine state with a bomb ass hemp beatThe state where ya never find a dance floor emptyAnd pimps be on a mission for them greensLean mean money-makin-machines servin fiendsI been in the game for ten years makin rap tunesEver since honeys was wearin sassoonNow it's '95 and they clock me and watch meDiamonds shinin lookin like I robbed LiberaceIt's all good, from Diego to tha BayYour city is tha bomb if your city makin payThrow up a finger if ya feel the same wayDre puttin it down forCaliforn-i-aShake it shake it babyShake it shake it babyShake it shake it mamaShake it CaliShake it shake it babyShake it shake it shake it shake it...Out on bail fresh outta jail, California dreaminSoon as I stepped on the scene, I'm hearin hoochies screaminFiendin for money and alcoholThe life of a west side playa where cowards dieOnly in Cali where we riot not rally to live and dieIn L.A. we wearin Chucks not Ballies (that's right)Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we doFlossin but have caution we collide with other crewsFamous cause we program worldwideLet'em recognize from Long Beach to RosecransBumpin and grindin like a slow jam, it's west sideSo you know the row won't bow down to no manSay what you sayBut give me that bomb beat from DreLet me serenade the streets of L.A.From Oakland to SacktownThe Bay Area and back downCali is where they put they mack downGive me love!Now make it shake...Uh, yeah, uh, longbeach in tha house, uh yeahOaktown, Oakland definately in tha house hahahaFrisko, FriskoHey, you know LA is up in thisPasadena, where you atYeah, Inglewood, Inglewood always up to no goodeven Hollywood tryin to get a piece babySacramento, sacramento where ya at? yeahThrow it up y'all, throw it up, Throw it upLet's show these fools how we do this on that west sideCause you and I know it's tha best sideYeah, That's riightWest coast, west coastUh, California LoveCalifornia Love