| The people came and listened |
| Some of them came and played |
| Others gave flowers away, yes they did |
| 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 birds and the airplane did fly |
| Oh, Ravi Shankars music made me cry |
| The Who exploded into fire and light |
| Hugh Masakela’s music was black as night |
| The Grateful Dead blew everybodies 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 guitars were grooving real loud, yeah |
| You want to 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 |
| Three days of understanding of moving with one another |
| Even the cops grooved with us Do you believe me, yeah? |
| Down in Monterey |
| I think that maybe I’m dreaming |
| Monterey |
| Down in monterey |
| Did you hear what I said? |