There are no orange groves in Orange County
Manhattan Beach isn't New York, no way
There isn't much adventure in Ventura
But you can sit and bake in Bakersfield all day.
There's nothing that surprising in Eureka
And San Jose---- what can I say?
There's not that much holy in Sacramento
But it's very sandy in San Diego Bay.
Some people were California Dreaming
When they flew here from Paducah and Dubuque
And suddenly they could breathe and be free, man,
Got shades and a tattoo and changed their name to Duke.
Santa Monica doesn't have a sleigh and reindeer
St. Francis couldn't afford a house on his Bay
And nobody's that modest in Modesto
But I must say I love L.A.
I've felt empty in Yosemite
I've had the blues in Santa Cruz
Been in ill huma in Petaluma
But I must say I love L.A.
C. I. N....D.E.R....E.L.
L.A.