Chorus - Roger Troutman: 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!
Verse One: 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 With a bomb ass hemp beat The state where ya'll never find A dance floor empty And pimps be on a mission For them greens Lean mean money-makin-machine 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 tha 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 - Dre: Yeah, now make it shake! come on! 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...
Verse Two: 2Pac 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 And it's all ball. Only in Cali where We riot not rallies To live and die In L.A. we wearin Chucks Not Ballies (yeah that's right) Dressed in Loques and khaki suits And ride is what we do Flossin but have caution we collide with other crews Famous cause we program worldwide. Let'em recognize >From Longbeach to Rosecrans 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 Der. Let me serenade The streets of L.A. >From Oakland to Sacktown. The Bay Area and back down Cali is where they put They mack down. Give me love!
Chorus - Roger Troutman
Dre: Now make it shake...
Outro: Dre, 2Pac:
Uh, yeah, uh, longbeach in tha house, Uh yeah Oaktown, Oakland definately in tha house hahaha. Frisko, Frisko Hey, you know LA is up in this Pasadina, Where you at yeah, Ingelwood, Ingelwood Always up to no good Even Hollywood tryin' to get a piece baby Sacramento, Sacramento where you 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 Just come on shake Shake it baby baby baby Shake it mama Shake it mama sake it mama Richter scale Talken about an earthquake On the richter scale
Mama mama mama ... City of Compton, city of Compton Where the girls shake their bootiesshake It mamashake it baby shake Shake it babyshake Shake it computer puter puter puter ...