Ladies and gents Turn up your sound systems To the sound of Carlos Santana In the GMB ghetto blues From the refugee camps
Oh Maria, Maria She remind me of a West Side story Growin' up in Spanish Harlem She livin' a life just like a movie star Oh Maria, Maria She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of the guitar yeah yeah Played by Carlos Santana
Stop the lootin', stop the shootin' 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" Yeah
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (East Coast) Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola
Maria, Maria (West Coast) She remind me of a West Side story Growin' up in Spanish Harlem She livin' a life just like a movie star Oh Maria, Maria She fell in love in East L.A. I said it to the sounds of the guitar yeah yeah 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 Hopin' the 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 (Worldwide) 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 feels like we're together Maria, oh yeah She remind me of a West Side story Growin' up in Spanish Harlem She livin' a 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