Monterey

In the beginning

The people came and listened

Some of them came and played

Others gave flowers away, yes they did

Down in Monterey

Down in Monterey

Young gods smiled upon the crowd

Their music bein' born of love

Children danced night and day

Religion was bein' born down in Monterey

The birds and the airplane did fly

Oh, Ravi Shanknar's music made me cry

The Who exploded into fire and light

Hugh Masakela's music was black as night

The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind

Jimi Hendrix, baby, believe me, set the world on fire, yeah

His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he moved among the crowd

Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud, yeah

You wanna find the truth in life

Don't pass music by

And you know I would not lie, no, I would not lie

No' I would not lie

Down in Monterey

Alright

Three days of understanding

Of moving with one another

Even the cops grooved with us

Do you believe me? Yeah

Down in Monterey

Down in Monterey, yeah

Down in Monterey

Down in Monterey, yeah

I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

Monterey

Monterey

Down in Monterey

Did you hear what I said?

Down in Monterey

Monterey

I said Monterey, Monterey, Monterey

Monterey

Monterey