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

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

It's California soul, yeah
California soul
They say the sun
Comes up every morning

And if you listen carefully
When that ride's on high tide
Whistles a melody

So the people started to singin'
And that's how Surf gave birth untold
To California soul, yeah
California soul, oooh yeah

When you hear the beat
You wanna pat your feet
And you've got to move
Cause you use it all day long
It's really kind
Thinkin' in your mind
And you got to move
Cause you movin all day long

To California soul, yeah
California soul
They had the melody and the beat

But it still didn't seem complete
Until they saw two lovers kissing
And then they knew just what was missing

So happy they were
Rocking and reeling
Because that added
That loving feeling
To California soul, yeah

California soul, yeah
Just they can
You know they ask
California soul, yeah
(California soul)
California soul, yeah
(California soul)
You know they see it
You know they ask
California soul