John and Mitchy were gettin kind of itchy
just to leave the folk music behind
Zal and Denny workin for a penny
tryin to get a fish on the line
In a coffee house Sebastian sat
and after every number they passed the hat
McGuinn and McGuire just are gettin higher
in L.A. you know where thats at
And no ones getting fat except Mama Cass
Zallie said Denny you know there arent many
who can sing a song the way that you do
lets go south
Denny said Zallie golly dont you think
that I wish I could play guitar like you?
Zal, Denny and Sebastian sat at the night owl
and after every number they passed the hat
McGuinn and McGuire still are gettin higher
in L.A. you know where thats at
And no ones getting fat except Mama Cass
When Cass was a sophomore
planned to go to Swarthmore
but she changed her mind one day
Standing on the turnpike
thumb out to hitchhike
take her to New York right away
When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps
Call John and Zal and that was the mugwumps
McGuinn and McGuire couldnt get no higher
but thats what they were aiming at
And no ones getting fat except Mama Cass
Mugwumpshi-jumpslow slumpsbig bumps
dont you work as hard as you play?
Drink-up break-up everything is shake-up
guess it had to be that way
Sebastian and Zal formed the Spoonful
Michelle John and Denny gettin very tuneful
McGuinn and McGuire just are catchin fire
in L.A. you know where thats at
And everybodys gettin fat except Mama Cass
instrumental
Broke busted disgusted agents cant be trusted
and Mitchy wants to go to the sea
Cass cant make it she says well have to fake it
we knew shed come eventually
Greasin on American Express card
Tents low rents and keepin out the heats hard
Duffys good vibrations and our imaginations
cant go on indefinitely
And California dreaming is becoming a reality