The song, which tells the listeners, "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair", is credited with bringing thousands of young people to San Francisco, California, during the late 1960s.
Однако в песне поётся немного иначе: «Если собираешься в Сан-Франциско,/ Не забудь вплести "несколько" цветов в свои волосы» («If you’re going to San Francisco,/ Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair»).