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 that's at  And no one's getting fat except Mama Cass    Zallie said "Denny you know there aren't many  who can sing a song the way that you do"   (let's go south)  Denny said "Zallie golly don't 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 that's at  And no one's 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 couldn't get no higher  but that's what they were aiming at  And no one's getting fat except Mama Cass    Mugwumpshi-jumpslow slumpsbig bumps  don't 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 that's at  And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass    (instrumental)    Broke busted disgusted agents can't be trusted  and Mitchy wants to go to the sea  Cass can't make it she says we'll have to fake it  we knew she'd come eventually  Greasin' on American Express card  Tents low rents and keepin' out the heat's hard  Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations  can't go on indefinitely  And California dreaming is becoming a reality    these lyrics are submitted by Kaitlin