Su hermano, Jimmy Bowles, era un surfista. Brian pensó para si mismo "¿que pasa si hacemos letras acerca del surf y mencionamos cada playa que se utiliza en el estado (California)? Ellos surfean aquí, allá, en esta ciudad y en tal otra, tal como lo hizo Chubby Checker en "Twistin' U.S.A.'." Brian cuenta que le pidió a Jimmy que le haga una lista de todas las playas para surfear que conocía, y por Dios que no dejó ni una sin mencionar."
En la canción se mencionan las siguientes playas, que en su mayoría son californianas, pero hay dos de Hawaii y una de Australia.
"Del Mar" - Del Mar, San Diego County, California
"Ventura County Line" - Ventura County, California
"Santa Cruz" - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California
"Trestles" - San Onofre State Park, San Diego County, California
"Australia's Narrabeen" - Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia
"Manhattan" - Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California
"Doheny" - Doheny Beach, Dana Point, Orange County, California
"Haggerty's" - Haggerty's, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California
"Swami's" - Swami's Beach, Encinitas, San Diego County, California
"Pacific Palisades" - Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California
"San Onofre" - San Onofre State Park, San Diego County, California
"Sunset" - Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii (probably referring to Sunset Beach, CA)
"Redondo Beach" - Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California
"LA" - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
"La Jolla" - La Jolla, San Diego County, California
"Waimea Bay" - Waimea Bay, Hawaii
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If ev'rybody had an | ocean, across the U.S. | A. |
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Then ev'rybody'd be | surfin' like Californi | a |
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You'd see them wearin' their | baggies, huarachi sandals | too |
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A bushy bushy blond | hairdo, surfin' | U.S.A. |
You'll catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar, Ventura County Line |
Santa Cruz and Tressels, Australia's Narabine |
All over Manhattan and down Doheny Way |
Ev'rybody's gone surfin', surfin' U.S.A. |
Well all be plannin' out a route, we're gonna take real soon |
We're waxin' down out surfboards, we can't wait for June |
We'll all be gone for the summer, we're on safari to stay |
Tell the teacher we're surfin', surfin' U.S.A. |
At Haggarty's and Swami's, Pacific Palisades |
San Onofree and Sunset, Redondo Beach, L. A. |
All over La Jolla, at Waiamea Bay |
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