John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy John e Mitchy estavam ficando com comichão Just to leave the folk music behind Just to leave the folk music behind Apenas para deixar a música folclórica para trás Zol and Denny workin' for a penny Zol and Denny workin' for a penny Zol e Denny trabalhavam por um centavo Tryin' to get a fish on the line Tryin' to get a fish on the line Tentando pegar um peixe na linha In a coffee house Sebastian sat In a coffee house Sebastian sat Em uma casa de café Sebastian estava sentado And after every number they'd pass the hat And after every number they'd pass the hat E depois de cada número eles passariam o chapéu McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher McGuinn e McGuire apenas ficam mais altos In L.A., you know where that's at In L.A., you know where that's at Em L.A., você sabe onde fica And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass E ninguém está engordando, exceto Mama Cass Zolly said: Denny, you know there aren't many Zolly said: Denny, you know there aren't many Zolly disse: Denny, você sabe que não há muitos Who can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south Who can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south Que podem cantar uma música do jeito que você faz, vamos para o sul Denny said: Zolly, golly, don't you think that I wish Denny said: Zolly, golly, don't you think that I wish Denny disse: Zolly, nossa, você não acha que eu gostaria I could play guitar like you I could play guitar like you Eu poderia tocar guitarra como você Zol, Denny and Sebastian sat (at the Night Owl) Zol, Denny and Sebastian sat (at the Night Owl) Zol, Denny e Sebastian sentaram-se (no Coruja da Noite) And after every number they'd pass the hat And after every number they'd pass the hat E depois de cada número eles passariam o chapéu McGuinn and McGuire still a-gettin higher McGuinn and McGuire still a-gettin higher McGuinn e McGuire ainda ficam mais altos In L.A., you know where that's at In L.A., you know where that's at Em L.A., você sabe onde fica And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass E ninguém está engordando, exceto Mama Cass When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore Quando Cass era estudante de segundo ano, planejava ir para Swarthmore But she changed her mind one day But she changed her mind one day Mas ela mudou de ideia um dia Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike Pegando carona no pedágio Take me to New York right away Take me to New York right away Leve-me para Nova York imediatamente When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps Quando Denny conheceu Cass, ele deu nela choques de amor Called John and Zol and that was the Mugwumps Called John and Zol and that was the Mugwumps Chamados John e Zol e esse foi o Magnatas McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher McGuinn e McGuire não conseguiram ficar mais altos But that's what they were aimin' at But that's what they were aimin' at Mas foi isso que eles estavam querendo And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass E ninguém está engordando, exceto Mama Cass Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps Magnatas, altos pulos, baixas quedas, grandes choques Don't you work as hard as you play Don't you work as hard as you play Você não trabalha tão duro quanto quando você toca Make up, break up, everything is shake up Make up, break up, everything is shake up Maquiagem, dispersão, tudo é agitação Guess it had to be that way Guess it had to be that way Acho que tinha que ser assim Sebastian and Zol formed the Spoonful Sebastian and Zol formed the Spoonful Sebastian e Zol formaram o Colherada Michelle, John, and Denny gettin' very tuneful Michelle, John, and Denny gettin' very tuneful Michelle, John e Denny ficaram muito sintonizados McGuinn and McGuire just a-catchin' fire McGuinn and McGuire just a-catchin' fire McGuinn e McGuire são apenas uns pavios In L.A., you know where that's at In L.A., you know where that's at Em L.A., você sabe onde fica And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass E todos estão ficando gordos exceto Mama Cass Di-di-di-dit dit dit di-di-di-dit, who-o-oa Di-di-di-dit dit dit di-di-di-dit, who-o-oa Di-di-dit-dit dit dit-di-di-dit, who-o-oa Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted Quebrados, revoltados, desgostosos, os agentes não podem ser confiáveis And Mitchy wants to go to the sea And Mitchy wants to go to the sea E Mitchy quer ir ao mar Cass can't make it, she says we'll have to fake it Cass can't make it, she says we'll have to fake it Cass não consegue, diz que teremos que fingir We knew she'd come eventually We knew she'd come eventually Sabíamos que ela chegaria eventualmente Greasin' on American Express cards Greasin' on American Express cards Escorregando em cartões American Express It's low rent, but keeping out the heat's hard It's low rent, but keeping out the heat's hard É um aluguel baixo, mas mantendo fora forte calor Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations As boas vibrações de Duffy e nossa imaginação Can't go on indefinitely Can't go on indefinitely Não podem continuar indefinidamente And California dreamin' is becomin' a reality And California dreamin' is becomin' a reality E o sonho da Califórnia está se tornando uma realidade