Like a sound you hear 
 That lingers in your ear 
 But you can't forget 
 From sundown to sunset

 It's all in the air 
 You hear it everywhere 
 No matter what you do 
 It's gonna grab a hold on you

 California soul, California soul
 They say the [bad word] up every morning
 And if you listen carefully
 The winds that ride on the high time
 Whistle a melody
 And so the people started to sing
 And that's how the surf gave birth untold
 California soul, California soul

 When you hear the beat 
 You wanna pat your feet 
 And you've got to move 
 'Cause it's really such a groove

 Puts a brand new kind of thinking in your mind
 And you can't go wrong
 'Cause you're groovin' all day long
 California soul, California soul

 They had the melody and the beat 
 But it still didn't [bad word] 
 Until they saw two lovers kissin' 
 They knew just what was missin'

 So happy they were rockin' and reelin' 
 Because they added that lovin' feeling 
 To California soul, California soul 
 California soul

 California 
 California 
 California