California shoeshine boys
countin' up their dimes
countin' up the girls they've known
and countin' up the times
I got heartache
but I got news
California shoeshine boys
you can shine my shoes
California shoeshine boys
never really care
only for that California shoeshine
in their hair
I got heartache
but I got news
California shoeshine boys
you can shine my shoes
California shoeshine boys
rappin' ten feet tall
John can make sweet Cindy cry
but Joe can make her crawl
I got heartache
but I got news
California shoeshine boys
you can shine my shoes