Singer: Katy Perry

    featuring Snoop Dogg

    Greetings loved ones

    Let’s take a journey

    I know a place

    Where the grass is really greener

    Warm, wet, and wild

    There must be somethin’ in the water

    Sippin’ gin and juice

    Layin’ underneath the palm trees

    The boys break their necks

    Tryin’ to creep a little sneak peek

    You could travel the world

    But nothing comes close to the golden coast

    Once you party with us

    You’ll be fallin’ in love

    California girls, we’re unforgettable

    Daisy dukes, bikinis on top

    Sun-kissed skin, so hot

    We’ll melt your popsicle

    California girls, we’re undeniable

    Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock

    West-coast represent

    Now put your hands up

    ...

    Toned, tanned, fit, and ready

    Turn it up ‘cause it’s gettin’ heavy

    Wild, wild west-coast

    These are the girls I love the most

    ...

    I’m okay, I won’t play, I love the bay

    Just like I love L.A.

    Venice Beach and Palm Springs

    Summertime is every day

    Background:

    The song is a midtempo disco, funk-pop, and electronic song with influences of New Wave and electropop, while its lyrics are an ode to the U.S. west coast and California, the state in which Perry was born and raised. With an unabashedly synthy beat and breathy vocals about a “warm, wet and wild” place and the women you find there, Katy Perry’s perfectly timed hit has been named by the Billboard website as the top summer song of the past 50 years.