If everybody in the U.S.A. could come with us to CaliforniaWe could take them to a place southwest where the good sun shines every dayNow there's a touch of California in everyone who's ever been this wayAnd when your telephone begins to ring and the operator comes on the lineCalifornia's callin'I will be there right awayThere's some beautiful windwe're gonna find new onesto show you how to ride like the old zamanans wayNow I join the surfing nation and soI will take a permanent vacation and goto the golden shores of Frisco BayAll right I'm all the way in MalibuAnd I'll take you boogie boarding with meCause when we're surfing it's so great to be freeAnd when you're on a California beachYou might even find a wind surfing tooCalifornia's callingI need to ride awayThere's some beautiful women gonna find me oneTo show them how to ride the ultimate waveIn the 50s it was hey daddy-oThen came the surfers and the ho-dads, you knowWe had our woodies and our custom carsAnd when we drove around we knew we were badMy baby listens to my car radioAnd when we're cruising lets the whole world knowAnd when our favorite surfing song comes onWe always let him know it's totalAnd he readCalifornia's callingI need to ride awayThere's some beautiful women gonna find me oneTo show them how to ride the ultimate waveCalifornia's callingShe's still on the lineThere's a beautiful woman gonna show me howTo ride them at the Cali-lineCalifornia's callingI need to ride awayCalifornia's callingThere's some beautiful women gonna find me oneTo show them how to ride the ultimate waveCalifornia's calling