the people came and listened
some of them came and played
others gave flowers away
yes they did yeah
down in monterey
down in monterey
young gods smiled upon the crowd
their music being born of love
children danced night and day
religion was being born
down in monterey
the byrds and the airplane
did fly
oh ravi shankar’s
music made me cry
the who exploded
into fired light yeah
hugh masekela’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 s
were groovin’ real loud yeah
if 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
hu huhhuh
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
montereyyeah
down in monterey
did you hear what i said
down in monterey
that some music
monterey
i said
monterey monterey monterey
yeahyeah heyheyhey
aay aay aayaay
Artist: Eric Burdon The Animals
Year: 1967
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 129