[00:20]California... knows how to party
[00:25]California... knows how to party
[00:30]In the citaaay of L.A.
[00:35]In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
[00:40]In the citaaay, the city of Compton
[00:45]We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
[00:51]Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west
[00:53]A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness
[00:56]The track hits ya eardrum like a slug to ya chest
[00:58]Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex
[01:01]We in that sunshine state where that bomb ass hemp be
[01:04]The state where ya never find a dance floor empty
[01:06]And pimps be on a mission for them greens
[01:09]Lean mean money-makin-machines servin fiends
[01:11]I been in the game for ten years makin rap tunes
[01:14]Ever since honeys was wearin sassoon
[01:17]Now it's '95 and they clock me and watch me
[01:19]Diamonds shinin lookin like I robbed Liberace
[01:22]It's all good, from Diego to tha Bay
[01:24]Your city is tha bomb if your city makin pay
[01:26]Throw up a finger if ya feel the same way
[01:29]Dre puttin it down for
[01:31]Californ-I-a
[01:32]California... knows how to party
[01:36]California... knows how to party
[01:41]In the citaaay of L.A.
[01:47]In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
[01:52]In the citaaay, the city of Compton
[01:57]We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
[02:03]Shake it shake it baby
[02:05]Shake it shake it baby
[02:08]Shake it shake it mama
[02:10]Shake it Cali
[02:13]Shake it shake it baby
[02:16]Shake it shake it shake it shake it...
[02:23]Out on bail fresh outta jail, California dreamin
[02:25]Soon as I stepped on the scene, I'm hearin hoochies screamin
[02:28]Fiendin for money and alcohol
[02:30]The life of a west side playa where cowards die and it's all ball
[02:33]Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die
[02:36]In L.A. we wearin Chucks not Ballies (that's right)
[02:39]Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we do
[02:41]Flossin but have caution we collide with other crews
[02:44]Famous cause we program worldwide
[02:46]Let'em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans
[02:49]Bumpin and grindin like a slow jam, it's west side
[02:51]So you know the row won't bow down to no man
[02:54]Say what you say
[02:55]But give me that bomb beat from Dre
[02:57]Let me serenade the streets of L.A.
[02:57]From Oakland to Sacktown
[02:59]The Bay Area and back down
[03:02]Cali is where they put they mack down
[03:04]Give me love!
[03:04]California... knows how to party
[03:09]California... knows how to party
[03:14]In the citaaay of L.A.
[03:19]In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
[03:24]In the citaaay, the city of Compton
[03:29]We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!
[03:34]Now make it shake...
[03:35]Shake it shake it baby
[03:37]Shake it shake it baby
[03:40]Shake it shake it mama
[03:43]Shake it Cali
[03:45]Shake it shake it baby
[03:48]Shake it shake it shake it shake it...
[03:55]Uh, yeah, uh, longbeach in tha house, uh yeah