California Gurls

Album: Teenage Dream (2010)
Charted: 1 1
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  • Greetings loved ones
    Let's take a journey

    I know a place
    Where the grass is really greener
    Warm, wet n' wild
    There must be something in the water
    Sippin' gin and juice
    Laying underneath the palm trees
    (Undone)
    The boys
    Break their necks
    Try'na to creep a little sneak peek
    (At us)

    You could travel the world
    But nothing comes close
    To the golden coast
    Once you party with us
    You'll be falling in love
    Ooh oh ooh oh oh ooh

    California girls
    We're unforgettable
    Daisy dukes
    Bikinis on top
    Sun-kissed skin
    So hot
    We'll melt your popsicle
    Ooh oh ooh
    Ooh oh ooh

    California girls
    We're undeniable
    Fine, fresh, fierce
    We got it on lock
    West coast represent
    Now put your hands up
    Ooh oh ooh
    Ooh oh ooh

    Sex on the beach
    We don't mind sand in our stilettos
    We freak
    In my jeep
    Snoop doggy-dog on the stereo oh oh

    You could travel the world
    But nothing comes close
    To the golden coast
    Once you party with us
    You'll be falling in love
    Ooh oh ooh ooh oh ooh

    California girls
    We're unforgettable
    Daisy dukes
    Bikinis on top
    Sun-kissed skin
    So hot
    We'll melt your popsicle
    Ooh oh ooh
    Ooh oh ooh

    California girls
    We're undeniable
    Fine, fresh, fierce
    We got it on lock
    West coast represent
    Now put your hands up
    Ooh oh ooh
    Ooh oh ooh

    Toned, tan
    Fit and ready
    Turn it up 'cause its gettin' heavy
    Wild, wild west coast
    These are the girls I love the most
    I mean the ones
    I mean like she's the one
    Kiss her, touch her
    Squeeze her buns
    The girl's a freak
    She drive a jeep
    And live on the beach
    I'm okay
    I won't play
    I love the bay
    Just like I love L.A.
    Venice Beach
    And Palm Springs
    Summertime is everything
    Home boys
    Bangin' out
    All that ass
    Hanging out
    Bikinis, zucchinis, martinis
    No weenies
    Just a king
    And a queenie
    Katy my lady
    (Yeah)
    And looky here baby
    (Uh huh)
    I'm all up on ya
    'Cause you representing California (oh yeah)

    California girls
    We're unforgettable
    Daisy dukes
    Bikinis on top
    Sun-kissed skin
    So hot
    We'll melt your popsicle
    Ooh oh ooh
    Ooh oh ooh

    California girls
    We're undeniable
    Fine, fresh, fierce
    We got it on lock
    West coast represent (west coast, west coast)
    Now put your hands up
    Ooh oh ooh
    Ooh oh ooh

    (California, California)
    California girls man
    (California)
    (California girls) Writer/s: Benjamin Levin, Bonnie McKee, Brian Douglas Wilson, Calvin Broadus, Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Mike E. Love
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., O/B/O CAPASSO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 13

  • Julie from Utah like why ? why why is it only from california i mean they just brag about how dirty it is i mean realy my cuz brags about how california girls are so sexy and it saids bad stuff
  • Gino from HoustonSippin' gin and juice was part of my lyrics by the way because I was merely 18-19 years old when I wrote my part of this song. I did not drink all that much, and I did not believe finding greener grass involved any drink stronger than gin and juice.
  • Gino from HoustonOkay, I am the Mutt in the Lange, the original Desmond Child, wrote Money for Nothing and many other pseudonyms. I co-wrote California Gurls. Well the song used some of my lyrics and my tune. This is one of the songs I sang on a tape acappella. The other songs I remember recorded on the tape were Sole Survivor (Asia), Photograph (Def Leppard), Stagefright (Def Leppard), Money For Nothing (Dire Straits) and last but not least (Californai Gurls or it might have been Kalifornia Gurls (Katy Perry). From the best i remember, Money for Nothing was on the tape. This song goes all the way back to the early 80's. Yes you are right, the song was to pay homage to the Beach Boys because I do like the Beach Boys. I was going to make an album paying homage to the Beach Boys and name the band something like Beach .... Back in the 80's I was treated like a Mutt. No serious I was treated like part Italian by some, part Indian by some amongst others trying to profile what I was. I was never accepted by any particular race - a total outsider. There was still desegregation in the school system. I would always hear about California. The Beach Boys created a good image of California along with many songs such as California Dreamin. I would dream of where the grass is really greener. Since I knew California was associated with film also, I added Daisy Duke into the song. Don't get me wrong - I had good parents, but I just did not fit in down here at all as a kid. I played high school baseball. With everything that eventually happened at Sears package pickup/lounge/catalog back in the 80's, and from all the songs I pitched at Sears package pickup/lounge/catalog area, I found that the models, rockers and corporate personnel found their green. Yeah, the grass is really greener somewhere, and I am not so sure it is California anymore but somewhere. My grass is in my yard has turned to dirt, so this is ironic.
  • Kayleigh Louise from Glasgow, United KingdomI think Katy Perry is a wonderful person. She is my inspiration, I look up to her! Love you Katy!!!
  • Molly from Allegan, Miat alex i know right? and the whip cream shooting from her boobs doesnt help either.
  • Elizabeth from Anytown, IlOk not the type of video i imagined...more the image of a beach scene :D
  • Joel from Seattle, WaAwesome song. I dated a "California Gurl" when I was in college and I guess I still have soft spot for them eventhough I am in a relationship with an East Coast girl.
  • Dayle Vickery from Orange Park, FlAbsolutely LOVE this song! I can be in a rotten mood and then I hear Snoop say "Let's take a journey" and I'm ALL RIGHT again!
  • Jessica from Fairfax, VaI don't even like songs like this normally, but I'm absolutely in love with this song!
  • Alex from Middletown, NjIt seems to me that she's saying in that californian girls are whores
  • Dan from Sydney, AustraliaUm, this sounds exactly like that annoying Kesha song Tik Tok. Even the wo-oh-oh-oh-oh in the chorus is similar.
  • Camille from Toronto, OhExcellent song and creative video. Catchy tune. What more do you need?
  • Daniel from Winchester, OhFirst comment!! WOOT!! ok even though Im a guy, I still love this song! Katy Perry is just a mastermind when it come to making hits!!
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