The people came and listened
Some of them came and played
Others gave flowers away
Yes, they didDown in Monterey
Down in MontereyYoung Gods smiled upon the crowd
Their music being born of love
Children danced night and day
Religion was being bornDown in MontereyThe birds and the airplane did fly
Oh, Ravi Shankar's music made me cry
The Who exploded into fire and light
Hugh Masekela's music was black as nightThe Grateful Dead
Blew everybody's mind
Jimi Hendrix, baby
Believe me, set the world on fire, yeahHis Majesty, Prince Jones smiled
As he moved among the crowd
Ten thousand electric guitars
Were groovin' real loud, yeahYou 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 lieDown in Monterey
AlrightThree 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, yeahI think that maybe I'm dreamin'Monterey
Monterey, yeah
Down in Monterey
Did you hear what I said?Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey
I said, Monterey, Monterey, Monterey
Yeah, yeah