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"Adios Hermanos (442) Lyrics"
SAL
It was the morning of October 6th, 1960
I was wearing my brown suit
Preparing to leave the house of D.
Shook some hands then adios Brooklyn amigos
Maybe some of them had hopes of seeing me
again
Some even said that my judge-Judge Gerald
Culkin-
Wouldn't play it by the book
Maybe let us off the hook
But, WOH-OO-WOH, I knew better.
SAL & SALVADOR
Afraid to leave the projects
To cross into another neighborhood
SAL
The blancos and the nigger gangs
Well, they'd kill you if they could.
AUREA & WOMEN
Angel of Mercy, people are suffering
All over the world
Spanish children are taught on their
Helen Wheels Lyrics
Said Farewell To My Last Hotel, It Was Never Much Kind Of Abode Glasgow Town Never Brought Me Down When I Was Heading Out On The Road Carlisle City Never Looked So Pretty And The Kendal Freeway's Fast Slowdown Driver, Want To Stay Alive, I Want To Make This Journey Last. Helen, Hell On Wheels, Ain't Nobody Else Gonna Know The Way She Feels Helen, Hell On Wheels, And They Never Gonna Take Her Away M6 South Down
kneesSaid Farewell To My Last Hotel, It Was Never Much Kind Of Abode Glasgow Town Never Brought Me Down When I Was Heading Out On The Road Carlisle City Never Looked So Pretty And The Kendal Freeway's Fast Slowdown Driver, Want To Stay Alive, I Want To Make This Journey Last. Helen, Hell On Wheels, Ain't Nobody Else Gonna Know The Way She Feels Helen, Hell On Wheels, And They Never Gonna Take Her Away M6 South Down
to believe
Angel of Mercy, people are suffering
All over the island tonight,
Mothers weep
SAL & AUREA
Sisters grieve.
SAL
Well, I entered the courtroom, state of New
York
County of New York, just some spic
They scrubbed off the sidewalk
Guilty by my dress
Guilty in the press
Let The Capeman burn for the murder
Well the "Spanish boys" had their day in
court
And now it was time for some fuckin' law and
order
The electric chair
For the greasy pair
Said the judge to the court reporter
SAL & SALVADOR
Afraid to leave the projects
To cross into anothe
Where We Will Be Going Lyrics
I've got every reason to be high, I've got a place in the heaven beyond, I've got dreams to live and i've got love to give, And i know it in my heart and soul, Where we will be going; Well i lay me down to the northern sky, I wake up with the light of the sun, And the savage beast will surely die, In the bethlehem far below, Where we will be going; Oh... i've got the gold, and i've got the silver,
neighborhoodI've got every reason to be high, I've got a place in the heaven beyond, I've got dreams to live and i've got love to give, And i know it in my heart and soul, Where we will be going; Well i lay me down to the northern sky, I wake up with the light of the sun, And the savage beast will surely die, In the bethlehem far below, Where we will be going; Oh... i've got the gold, and i've got the silver,
SALVADOR
The newspapers and the T.V. crews
Well, they'd kill you if they could
AUREA & WOMEN
Angel of Mercy, people are suffering
All over the world
A Spanish boy could be killed every night of
the week
SAL
But just let some white boy die
And the world goes crazy for blood-Latin
blood.
I don't lie when I speak.
SAL & SALVADOR
Well they shackled my hands
SAL
A heavy belt around my waist to restrain me
SAL & SALVADOR
And they shackled my legs
SAL
Hernandez, the "Umbrella Man," chained
beside me
When you get the feelin' deep inside your bone Dancin' is the thing to do You step into the lights, it'll take you to new heights Dancin' is the thing that you do Fantasize that you're the greatest Close your eyes and make believe You know you can do the latest dance So dance with me, won't you do it with me All night dancin'
Through the streets of Spanish Harlem
Calling old friends on the corners
SAL & AUREA
Just to lay our prayers upon them
SAL
Crying
Adios Hermanos, Adios
SAL & SALVADOR
Adios Hermanos, Adios
Lead Vocal-Paul Simon
Background Vocal-Briz
Background Vocal-Myrna Gomila
Background Vocal-Karen Bernod
Background Vocal-Renee Connell-Adams
Background Vocal-DeWayne Snype
Background Vocal-Kia Jeffries
Background Vocal-Ed Vasquez
Background Vocal-Derrick James
Organ-Oriente Lopez
Background Vocals Recorded by Roy Halee