[Intro]
California love
Yeah

[Verse 1]
Now let me welcome everybody to the Wild Wild West
A state that's untouchable like Eliot Ness
The track hits your eardrum like a slug to your chest
Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex
We in that Sunshine State where the bomb-ass hemp be
A state where you never find a dance floor empty
And pimps be on a mission for them greens
Lean mean money-makin’-machines servin' fiends
I've been in the game for 10 years makin’ rap tunes
Ever since honeys was wearin' Sassoon
It's '95 and they clock me and watch me
Diamonds shinin', lookin' like I robbed Liberace
It's all good, from Diego to the Bay
Your city is the bomb if your city makin' pay
Throw up the finger if you feel the same way
Rizzi puttin’ it down for Californ-i-a, yeah

[Chorus]
California knows how to party (Knows how to party)
California knows how to party (Knows how to party)
In the city of L.A. (Ooh)
In the city of good ol’ Watts
California knows how to party
California knows how to party (Knows how to party)
In the city, the city of Compton, yeah (The city of Compton)
Oh you know we keep it rockin' (Oh make it shake)

[Bridge]
Let’s shake, shake it, baby
Shake it, shake it
Shake, shake it mama
Shake it, Cali
Shake it, shake it, baby
Shake, shake it, shake, shake it mama

[Verse 2]
Out on bail, fresh out of jail, California dreamin'
Soon as I step on the scene, I'm hearin' hoochies screamin’
Fiendin' for money and alcohol, the life of a Westside player
Where cowards die and the strong ball
Only in Cali where we riot, not rally, to live and die
In L.A. we wearin' Chucks, not Ballys, that's alright
Dressed in Locs and Khaki suits, and ride is what we do
Flossin' but have caution: we collide with other crews
Famous because we program
Worldwide, let them recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans
Bumpin' and grindin' like a slow jam
It's Westside, 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 Sac-town, the Bay Area and back down
Cali is where they put their mack down; give me love!

[Chorus]
California knows how to party (Knows how to party)
California knows how to party (Knows how to party)
In the city of L.A. (Ooh)
In the city of good ol' Watts
California knows how to party
California knows how to party (Knows how to party)
In the city of Compton, yeah (The city of Compton)
Oh you know we keep it rockin' (Oh make it shake)

[Bridge]
Let's shake, shake it, baby
Shake it, shake it
Shake, shake it mama
Shake it, Cali
Shake it, shake it, baby
Shake, shake it, shake, shake it mama
Let's shake, shake it, baby
Shake it, shake it
Shake, shake it mama
Shake it, Cali
Shake it, shake it, baby
Shake, shake it, shake, shake it mama

[Outro]
California love