California Love - Original Version

California love

California knows how to party

California knows how to party

In the city of l.a

In the city of good ol Watts

In the city the 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 Eliot Ness

The track hits your eardrum like a slug to your chest

Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of s*x

We in that sunshine state where the bomb-a*s ** 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 servin fiends

I been in the game for 10 years makin rap tunes

Ever since honeys was wearin Sassoon

Now it's 95 and they clock me and watch me

Diamonds shinin lookin like I robbed Liberace

It's all good from Diego to the Bay

Your city is the bomb if your city makin pay

Throw up a finger if you feel the same way

Dre puttin it down for Californ-i-a

California knows how to party

California knows how to party

Yes they do

In the city of L.A

In the city of good ol Watts

In the city the city of Compton

We keep it rockin we keep it rockin

Shake shake it baby

Shake shake it

Shake shake it mama

Shake it Cali

Shake it shake it baby

Shake it shake it

Shake shake it mama

Shake it Cali

Out on bail fresh out of jail California dreamin

Soon as I step on the scene I'm hearin hoochies screamin

Fiendin for money and alcohol the life of a Westside player

Where cowards die and the strong ball

Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die

In L.A. we wearin Chucks not Ballys

Yeah that's right

Dressed in Locs and Khaki suits and ride is what we do

Flossin but have caution we collide with other crews

Famous because we throw grams

Worldwide let them recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans

Bumpin and grindin like a slow jam

It's Westside so you know the Row won't bow down to no man

Say what you say but give me that bomb beat from Dre

Let me serenade the streets of L.A

From Oakland to Sac-town the Bay Area and back down

Cali is where they put their mack down give me love

California knows how to party

California knows how to party

In the city of L.A

South Central

In the city of good ol Watts

Uh that's right

In the city the city of Compton

We keep it rockin we keep it rockin

Now make it shake

Shake shake it baby

Shake shake it

Shake shake it mama

Shake it Cali

Shake shake it baby

Shake it Cali

Shake it shake it

Shake shake it mama

Uh uh West Coast

Shake it Cali

Uh yeah uh uh Long Beach in the house

Uh yeah Oaktown

Oakland definitely in the house

Frisco Frisco

And you know L.A. up in here

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

Throw it up y'all throw it up throw it up

I can't see ya

California love

Let's show these fools