California... knows how to party
California... knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
Verse 1: Dr.Dre
Now let me welcome everybody
to the wild, wild west
A state that's untouchable
like Elliot Ness
The track hits ya eardrum
like a slug to ya chest
Pack a vest for your
Jimmy in the city of s
We in that sunshine state
where that bomb ass hemp be
The state where ya never
find a dance floor empty
And pimps be on a
mission for them greens
Lean mean money makin machines
servin fiends
I been in the game for
ten 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 tha Bay
Your city is tha bomb
if your city makin pay
Throw up a finger if
ya feel the same way
Dre puttin it down for
Californ I a
California... knows how to party
California... knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
Hook
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it shake it shake it...
Verse 2: 2Pac
Out on bail fresh outta
jail, California dreamin
Soon as I stepped on the scene,
I'm hearin hoochies screamin
Fiendin for money and alcohol
The life of a west side playa where
cowards die and it's all ball
Only in Cali where we riot
not rally to live and die
In L.A. we wearin Chucks
not Ballies (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 cause we program worldwide
Let'em recognize from
Long Beach to Rosecrans
Bumpin and grindin like a
slow jam, it's west side
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 Sacktown
The Bay Area and back down
Cali is where they put they mack down
Give me love!
California... knows how to party
California... knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
Dre: Now make it shake...
Hook
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it shake it shake it...
Outro: Dre, 2Pac
Uh, yeah, uh, longbeach
in tha house, uh yeah
Oaktown, Oakland definately
in tha house hahaha
Frisko, Frisko
Tupac: Hey, you know LA is up in this
Pasadena, where you at
Yeah, Inglewood, Inglewood
always up to no good
Tupac: Even Hollywood
tryin to get a piece baby
Sacramento, sacramento where ya at? yeah
Throw it up y'all, throw
it up, Throw it up
Let's show these fools how
we do this on that west side
Cause you and I know it's tha best side
Yeah, That's riight
West coast, west coast
Uh, California Love
California Love
