Ladies and gents Turn up this sound system To the sound of Carlos Santana And the GMB Ghetto blues from the refugee camp
Oh Maria, Maria She remind me of a westside story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She livin' her life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria, Maria ([Incomprehensible], Maria) She fell in love in East LA To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah Played by Carlos Santana
Stop the looting, stop the shooting Pick pocking on the corner See as the rich is getting richer The poor is getting poorer
Se mira Maria on the corner Thinkin' of ways to make it better In my mailbox there's an eviction letter Somebody just said see you later
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (East coast) Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (West coast)
Maria, Maria She remind me of a westside story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She livin' her life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria, Maria She fell in love in East L.A. I said to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah (By who?) Played by Carlos Santana
I said a la favella los colores The streets are getting hotter There is no water to put out the fire Mi canto la esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner Thinkin' of ways to make it better Then I looked up in the sky Hoping of days of paradise
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (North side) Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (South side)
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (World wide) Ahora vengo mama chola, mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (Open up your eyes)
Maria you know you're my lover When the wind blows I can feel you through the weather And even when we are apart It still feel like we're together, Maria, yeah
She remind me of a westside story Growing up in Spanish Harlem She livin' her life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria, Maria, oh She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of the guitar Played by Carlos Santana
Put 'em up y'all Carlos Santana with the refugee camp Wyclef, Jerry Wonder, Mr. Santana, GMB Yo, Carlos, man you makin' that guitar cry