Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
What in the word does your company take me for
Black bandana, sweet Louisiana
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
On her merry was sayin' baby watcha' gonna
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal 45
Just another way to survive
California rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California show your teeth
She's my priestess; I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah
She's a lover, baby and a fighter
Shoulda' seen it comin' when it got a little brighter
With a name like Dani California
The day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya
A little loaded she was stealing another breath
I love my baby to death
California rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California show your teeth
She's my priestess; I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah
Who knew the other side of you
Who knew what others died to prove
Too true to say goodbye to you
To true to say say say
Push the fader, gifted animator
One for the now and eleven for the later
Never made it up to Minnesota
Nort Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota'
Down in the badlands she was saving the best for last
It only hurts when I laugh, gone too fast
California rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California show your teeth
She's my priestess; I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah
California rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California show your teeth
She's my priestess; I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah
It's a good song no doubt, but maybe that's because it was blatantly ripped off from a fantastic song, "Mary Jane's Last Dance," by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Obviously not enough people realize that, because only 3 of the 126 posts point that out. If you think people are making it up, just go look up "Dani California" on Wikipedia- they have a whole section on the fact it is (possibley)copied, and they have an audio comparison so you can here it for yourself. I do like the Chill Pepper, but I definately think that this song was a disappiontment- in the fact that it plays copy cat, and in that fact it's just kind of... average. I am surprised that so many people rave about the Chill Peppers based on this song, when it is hardly a representation of the band's work in any sense.
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vocal when i think of the chili peppers this is the 2nd song that come to mind, only because Can't Stop is my all time fav chili peppers song
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Send "Dani California" ringtones to your cell
lyrics submitted on 05-04-2006
And although the drums are so simpel...it just blends in perfectly 
