California, oh, yeah California, no sign of party California, no sign of party In the city of Bel-Air In the city of good old Watts In the city, city of Compton We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin' Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness The track hits your eardrum like a slug to your chest Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex We in that sunshine state where the bomb-ass hit be The state where you never find a dance floor empty And pimps be on a mission for them greens Lean mean money making machines serving fiends I've been in the game for ten years making rap tunes Ever since Honey's was wearing Sassoon Now it's 95 and they clock me and watch me dime and shining Looking like I robbed Liberace It's all good, from Diego to the Bay Your city is the bomb if your city making pain Throw up a finger if you feel the same way Straight putting it down for California California, California No sign of party, no time to party California, West Coast No sign of party, no time to party In the city of good old Watts In the city, city of good old Watts In the city, city of Compton Keep it rocking Come on, come on, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby Shake, shake it, shake it, shake it baby Shake, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby Auto and bail, fresh outta jail California dreamin' Soon as I step on the scene, I'm hearin' Hoochie screamin' Fiendin' for money and alcohol The life of a Westside player with capital And a strong ball Only in Cali will we riot, not rally To live and die In L.A. we wear jerks, not valleys Dressed in locs in khaki suits And ride is what we do Flossin' but have caution We collide with other troops Famous because we throw jams Worldwide, let them recognize From Long Beach to Rose Grounds Bumpin' and grindin' like a slow jam It's Westside, so you know Say what you say, but give me that bomb beat from Drake Let me serenade the streets of L.A. From Oakland to Sacktown The Bay Area and Blacktown Cali is where they put they Mac down California, California Knows how to party, really knows how to party California, California Knows how to party Come on baby, we in the city South Central In the city In the city City of content We keep it rockin' We keep it rockin' But make it shake, uh Shake, shake it baby Shake, shake, shake it Shake, shake it Shake it Cali Shake it Cali Shake, shake it baby Shake it Cali Shake, shake it Shake, shake it West Coast Shake it Cali Long Beach in the house Oak Town Oakland definitely in the house Frisco, Frisco And you know L.A. up in this Pasadena, where you at? Yeah, Inglewood Inglewood, always up to no good Even Hollywood tryin' to get a piece baby Sacramento, Sacramento, where you at? Yeah Throw it up y'all, throw it up, throw it up I can't see ya California love Let's show these fools how we do it on this west side Cause you and I know it's the best side Yeah That's right California West Coast, West Coast California love California love Yeah California, California No time to party No time to party California, California No time to party Where they at? In the city We see em building South Central In the city We see em building Yeah In the city City of Compton We keep em rockin' We keep em rockin' We keep em rockin' Just come on, shake, shake it baby, baby, baby Shake it mama, shake it mama, shake it mama Richter scale Talkin' bout a earthquake on the Richter scale Richter scale City of Compton City of Compton Where the girls shake their booties Shake it mama, shake it baby, shake, shake it baby Shake, shake it Computer, computer, computer, computer, computer, computer, computer, computer Copyright © 2020, New Thinking Allowed Foundation