here is a California Love mov.
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(T. Shakur, Dr. Dre, R. Troutman, L. Troutman, N. Durham, W. Cunningham)
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California love!
--Chorus--
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!
--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 sex
We in that sunshine state where a bomb ass hemp beat
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 da bomb if your city makin' pay
Throw up a finger if ya' feel the same way
Dre puttin' it down for
Californ-I.A.
--Chorus--
California....knows how to party
California....knows how to party
In tha citaaay of LA
In tha citaaay of good ol' Watts
In tha citaaay of Compton
We Keep it Rockin'
We Keep it Rockin'
--Chorus #2--
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 mama
Shake it Cali...
--Tupac--
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
Only in Cali where we riot now rallies are live and die.
In L.A. we wearin' chucks not Ballies. [yea, that's right]
Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we do.
Flossin' but have caution we can lie with other crews.
Famous cause we program
worldwide,
let'em recognize from Longbeach to Rosecrantz
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 in back down
Cali is where they put they mack down
Give me love!
--Chorus--
California.....knows how to party
California.....knows how to party
In tha Citaaay of LA
In tha Citaaay of good ol' Watts
In tha City of Compton
We keep it Rockin'
We Keep it Rockin'
--Dr. Dre--
Now make it shake...
--Chorus #2 x2--
Shake it shake it baby!
Shake it shake it baby!
Shake it shake it mama!
Shake it Cali! [shake it Cali]
Shake it shake it baby!
Shake it shake it shake it shake it...
--Dr. Dre--
uh, yeah, uh, longbeach in tha house, uh...yeah
Oaktown
Oakland definitely in tha house hahaha
Frisko, Frisko
--Tupac--
Hey, you know LA is up in this
Pasadina, where you at
yeah, Ingelwood, Ingelwood always up to no good
--Tupac--
Even Hollywood tryin to get a piece baby
Sacramento, Sacramento where ya at?...yeah
--Tupac--
Throw it up y'all, throw it up, Throw it up! I can't see ya!
Let's show these fools how we do this on that west side
Cause you and I know it's tha best side
--Dr. Dre--
yeah, That's right
west coast, west coast
uh, California Love
California Love
--Chorus--
[Roger Troutman finishes the song as an improv...]
1996 Interscope & Death Row Records. All Rights Reserved. Transcription by: Christopher L. Hoe (KQWD@grove.iup.edu)
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