Dr. Dre — California Love original

[Hook: Roger Troutman] California love California knows how to party California knows how to party In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin' [Verse 1: Dr. Dre] 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 The state where you never find a dance floor empty And pimps be on a mission for them greens Lean mean money-making-machines servin' fiends I been in the game for 10 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 the Bay Your city is the bomb if your city makin' pay Throw up a finger if you feel the same way Dre puttin' it down for Californ-i-a [Hook: Roger Troutman] California knows how to party California knows how to party (Yes, they do) In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin' [Bridge: Roger Troutman] Shake, shake it, baby Shake, shake it, mama Shake it, Cali Shake it, shake it, baby Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [Verse 2: Dr. Dre] I’m back under ya cap with Zapp Droppin’ them bomb-ass raps that hit ya like pimp-slaps So everybody on the dance-floor, the wallflowers got to go, grab yourself a skirt and flow ‘Cause it’s a grownup party and I’m glad that ya made it ‘California Love,’ ladies gettin’ faded, we got freaks, freaks and more freaks They got ass for weeks and tweak skirts hugging they buttchecks I'm on a mission to keep they heads ringin' And keep your body shakin', plus bring home the bacon I puff herb like a Jamacian, Hennessy on top Here to represent and put the West on the map The land of the locs and the 100 smokes Put bulletproof vests under my coat 'cause the lead's no joke Can you feel? Cali is the place where I chill in '95 until [Hook: Roger Troutman] California knows how to party California knows how to party (Yes, they do) In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin' [Ad-Libs: Dr. Dre] South Central Now make it shake [Bridge: Roger Troutman] Shake, shake it, baby Shake, shake it, mama Shake it, Cali Shake it, shake it, baby Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it [Ad-Libs: Dr. Dre] Shake it, Cali Uh, uh, West Coast Uh, yeah, uh, uh, Long Beach in the house Uh, yeah, Oaktown Oakland definitely in the house Frisco, Frisco [Outro: Dr. Dre] Pasadena, where you at? Yeah, Inglewood Inglewood always up to no good Sacramento, Sacramento where you at? Frisco, Frisco That's right West Coast, West Coast California Love, California Love