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Artist: Laura Nyro
Canonical path: /laura-nyro/california-shoeshine-boys
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California Shoeshine Boys
Read California Shoeshine Boys lyrics by Laura Nyro on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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California Shoeshine Boys
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California sunshine boys, counting up their dimes,
counting up the girls they've known and counting up the times.
I got heartache but I got news, California sunshine boys, you can shine my shoes.
California sunshine boys never really care, only for that California shoeshine in their hair.
I got heartache, I got heartache, I got miles of heartache, I got heartache, I got heartache,
but I got news, California sunshine boys, yeah.
California sunshine boys, rapping ten feet tall.
John can make sweet Cindy cry but Joe can make her crawl.
I got heartache but I got news, California sunshine boys, you can shine my shoes.
California sunshine boys, California sunshine boys, California sunshine boys…
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Laura Nyro performs "California Shoeshine Boys", and this lyric page sits inside the Laura Nyro catalog on LyroVerse.
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