California Calling

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Mike Love & Al Jardine] If everybody in the U.S.A Could come with us to Californ-i-a We could take them to a place out west Where the good sun shines everyday Now there's a touch of Californ-i-a In everyone who's ever been this way And when your telephone begins to ring And the operator comes on the line [Chorus: Al Jardine & Mike Love] California's calling (California's calling a-ring-ding-ding) I'll be there right away (Calling a-ring-ding-ding) There's some beautiful women Going to find me one To show me how to ride the ultimate wave [Verse 2: Mike Love & Al Jardine] Now I've joined the surfing nation and so I'll take a permanent vacation and go To the golden shores of 'Frisco Bay I'll ride them all the way to Malibu And I'll take you boogie boarding with me Because when we're surfing it's so great to be free And when you're on a California beach You might even find them windsurfing too [Chorus: Al Jardine, Mike Love & Brian Wilson] California's calling (California's calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) I'll be there right away (Calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) There's some beautiful women Going to find me one To show me how to ride the ultimate wave [Verse 3: Mike Love & Al Jardine] In the fifties it was "Hey Daddy O" Then came the surfers and the Hodads you know We had our woodies and our custom cars And when we drove around we knew we were bad My baby listens to my car radio And when we're cruising lets the whole world know And when our favorite surfing song comes on We always let them know it's "Totally Rad!" [Chorus: Al Jardine, Mike Love & Brian Wilson] California's calling (California's calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) I'll be there right away (Calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) There's some beautiful women Going to find me one To show me how to ride the ultimate wave [Chorus: Al Jardine, Mike Love & Brian Wilson] California calling (California's calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) She's still on the line (Calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) There's a beautiful woman Going to show me how To ride them at the county line [Outro: Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson] California's calling (California's calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) I'll be there right away (Calling a-ring-ding-ding) (California calling) There's some beatiful women Going to find me one To how me how to ride the ultimate wave