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The people came and listened |
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Some of them came and played |
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Others gave flowers away |
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Yes, they did, yeah |
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Down in Monterey |
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Down in Monterey |
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Young gods smiled upon the crowd |
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Their music being born of love |
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Children danced night and day |
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Religion was being born |
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Down in Monterey |
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The birds and the airplane |
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Did flyOh, |
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Ravi Shankar's |
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Music made me cry |
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The who exploded |
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Into fired light |
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Hugh Masekelas music |
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Was black as night |
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Grateful Dead |
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Blew everybody's mind |
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Jimi Hendrix, baby |
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Believe me |
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Set the world on fire, yeah |
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His majesty, |
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Prince Jones smiled as he |
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Moved among the crowd |
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Ten thousand electric guitars |
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Were groovin' real loud, yeah |
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You wanna find the truth in life |
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Don't pass music by |
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And you know |
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I would not lie |
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No, I would not lie |
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No, I would not lie |
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Down in Monterey |
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AlrightThree days of understanding |
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Of moving with one another |
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Even the cops grooved with us |
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Do you believe me? |
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YeahDown in |
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MontereyDown in |
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Monterey, yeah |
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Down in Monterey |
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Down in Monterey, yeah |
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I think that maybe |
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I'm dreamin' |
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MontereyMonterey, yeah |
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Down in Monterey |
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Did you hear what |
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I said?Down in |
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MontereyThat some music |
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MontereyI said |
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Monterey, |
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Monterey, |
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MontereyYeah,yeah, hey, hey, hey |
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Aay, aay, aay, aay |