[Intro: Roger Troutman]
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California love
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[Chorus: Roger Troutman]
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California, knows how to party
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California, knows how to party
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In the city of L.A
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In the city of good ol Watts
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In the city, city of Compton
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We keep it rockin
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We keep it rockin
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[Verse 1: Dr. Dre]
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Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west
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A state thats untouchable like Eliot Ness
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The track hits ya eardrum like a slug to ya chest
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Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex
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We in that sunshine state where the bomb ass hemp be
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The state where ya never find a dance floor empty
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And pimps be on a mission for them greens
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Lean mean money-making-machines serving fiends
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I been in the game for ten years making rap tunes
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Ever since honeys was wearing Sassoon
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Now its 95 and they clock me and watch me
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Diamonds shining looking like I robbed Liberace
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Its all good, from Diego to the Bay
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Your city is the bomb if your city making pay
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Throw up a finger if ya feel the same way
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Dre putting it down for Californ-I-A
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[Chorus: Roger Troutman]
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California, knows how to party
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California (West Coast), knows how to party (Yes, they do)
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In the city of L.A. (City of L.A)
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In the city of good ol Watts (Good ol Watts)
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In the city, city of Compton (City of Compton)
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We keep it rocking (Keep it rocking)
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We keep it rocking
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[Refrain: Roger Troutman]
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Shake it, shake it, baby, shake, shake it (Shake it, baby)
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Shake it, shake it, mama, shake it Cali
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Shake, shake it, baby
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Shake, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, Cali
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[Verse 2: 2Pac]
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Out on bail fresh outta jail, California dreaming
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Soon as I stepped on the scene, Im hearing hoochies screaming
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Fiending for money and alcohol
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The life of a westside playa where cowards die and the strong ball
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Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die
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In L.A., we wearing Chucks not Ballies (Thats right)
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Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we do
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Flossing but have caution we collide with other crews
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Famous because we throw grams
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Worldwide let em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans
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Bumping and grinding like a slow jam, its west side
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So you know the row wont bow down to no man
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Say what you say, but give me that bomb beat from Dre
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Let me serenade the streets of L.A
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From Oakland to Sactown, the Bay Area and back down
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Cali is where they put they mack down, give me love
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[Chorus: Roger Troutman]
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California, knows how to party
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California, knows how to party (Cmon baby)
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In the city of L.A. (South Central)
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In the city of good ol Watts (Uh, thats right)
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In the city, the city of Compton
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We keep it rocking (Keep it rocking)
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We keep it rocking
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(Ye, ye Now make it shake)
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[Refrain: Roger Troutman]
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Shake it, shake it, baby, shake, shake it (Shake it baby)
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Shake it, shake it, mama, shake it Cali (Shake it, Cali)
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Shake, shake it baby (Shake it, Cali)
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Shake, shake it, shake, shake it mama, shake it Cali (Uh, uh, West Coast)
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[Outro: Dr. Dre & 2Pac]
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Uh, yeah, uh, long beach in the house, uh yeah
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Oaktown, Oakland definitely in the house
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Frisco, Frisco
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Hey, you know LA is up in this
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Pasadena, where you at?
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Yeah, Inglewood, Inglewood always up to no good
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Even Hollywood trying to get a piece, baby
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Sacramento, Sacramento where ya at? Yeah
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Throw it up yall, throw it up, throw it up
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I cant see ya
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(California love)
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Lets show these fools how we do it on this on that west side
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‘Cause you and I know its the best side
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Yeah, thats right, west coast, west coast
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Uh, California love, California love
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[Outro: Roger Troutman]
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California, knows how to party
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California, knows how to party (Where they at, uh)
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In the city of L.A. (South Central)
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In the city of good ol Watts (Yeah, yeah)
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In the city, the city of Compton (In the city of Compton)
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We keep em rocking
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We keep em rocking
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Just cmon, just shake it, baby, baby, baby, shake it, mama, shake it, mama, sha Cali
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Richter scale talking about a earthquake on the Richter scale-la
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City of Compton, city of Compton where the girls shake their booties
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Shake it, mama, shake it, baby, shake, shake it, baby, shake shake it
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