lyrics:
[anita]
puerto rico
you lovely island
island of tropical breezes
always the pineapples growing
always the coffee blossoms blowing
and the money owing
and the babies crying
and the bullets flying
i like the island manhattan
smoke on your pipe and put that in!
[girls]
i like to be in america
okay by me in america
everything free in america
[bernardo]
for a small fee in america
[anita]
buying on credit is so nice
[bernardo]
one look at us and they charge twice
[rosalia]
i have my own washing machine
[indio]
what will you have though to keep clean?
[girls]
skyscrapers bloom in america
cadillacs zoom in america
industry boom in america
[boys]
twelve in a room in america
[anita]
lots of new housing with more space
[all]
lots of doors slamming in our face
[anita]
i'll get a terrace apartment
[bernardo]
better get rid of your accent
[girls]
life can be bright in america
[boys]
if you can fight in america
[girls]
life is all right in america
[boys]
if you're all white in america
[boys]
la la la la la la, america
america
la la la la la la, america
[anita]
america
[girls]
here you are free and you have pride
[boys]
long as you stay on your own side
[girls]
free to do anything you choose
[boys]
free to wait tables and shine shoes
[bernardo]
everywhere grime in america
organised crime in america
terrible time in america
[anita]
you forget i'm in america
[bernardo]
i think i'll go back to san juan
[anita]
i know a boat you can get on (bye bye!)
[bernardo]
everyone there will give big cheer!
[anita]
everyone there will have moved here
22 дек 2021
