California knows how to party
California knows how to party yea
In the city of LA
In the city of good ol' 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 ya eardrum
like a slug to ya chest
Pack a vest for your Jimmy
in the city of sex
We in that sunshine state
where that bomb ass hemp be
The state where you never find
a dance floor empty
And pimps be
on a mission for them greens
Lean mean money
makin machines serving 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' looking
like I robbed Liberace
From Diego to tha Bay
Your city is tha 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 yea
In the city of LA
In the city of good ol' Watts
In the city city of Compton
We keep it rockin
We keep it rockin
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali
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 LA we wearin' Chucks
not Ballies
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 west side
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 LA
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 yea
In the city of LA
In the city of good ol' Watts
In the city city of Compton
We keep it rockin
We keep it rockin
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali Shake it Cali
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali