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!



(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 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 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 — Roger Troutman

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’



(Dre)





Yeah, now make it shake! come on!







Chorus #2 — Roger Troutman

Shake Shake it baby

Shake Shake it, Shake it baby

Shake Shake it, Shake it Cali

(Shake it Cali)

Shake Shake it baby

Shake Shake it

Shake 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, it’s our ball

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 havin’ caution

we collide with other crews.

Famous because we program

worldwide

let’em recognize from Longbeach to Roscran

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 and back down

Cali is where they put they mack down

Give me love!







Chorus — Roger Troutman

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’



(Dre)





yeah, yeah now make it shake…uuhhh







Chorus #2 — Roger Troutman (2X)

Shake Shake it baby

Shake Shake it

Shake Shake it mama, Shake it Cali

(Shake it Cali)

Shake Shake it baby

(Shake it Cali)

Shake Shake it

Shake Shake it mama

(West Coast)

Shake it Cali



(Dre)





uh, yeah, uh, uh, longbeach in tha house, uh, yeah

Oaktown

Oakland definately in tha house (hahaha)

Frisko, Frisko

(Tupac) hey, you know LA 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 you at ?

yeah





(Tupac)





Throw it up y’all, throw it up, throw it up!

I can’t see ya! (California Love!)

Let’s show these fools how we do it on this west side

Cause you and I know it’s tha best side





(Dre)





yeah, That’s riight

west coast, west coast

uh, California Love

California Love

yeah







Chorus — Roger Troutman

California…knows how to party. (Yeah)

California…knows how to party. (Where they at ?)

In the citaaay of L.A. (South Central, uh)

In the citaaay of good ol’ Watts (Yeah, yeah!)

In the citaaay, the city of Compton.

We keep it rockin!

We keep’em rockin!

Just come on

Shake Shake it baby baby baby

Shake it Mama, Shake it Mama, Shake it Mama



The Richter scale

talken about an earthquake on the Richter scale

mmmmmoooooooooooiiiiii

in the city of Compton, city of Compton

Where tha girls shake their booties

Shake it Mama, Shake it baby, Shake, Shake it baby

Shake Shake it…..