Puerto Rico
Wake up Angelita, your mama just turned off the lightManolo is already waiting by the old water-pipeHer shoes in one hand she carefully walks down the stairsHolding her breath 'cause there's danger and love in the air.Aie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto RicoAie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto RicoYour papa will beat him if he ever finds outBegging the Virgin won't help when you hear Manolito shout,Manolito shoutHe's already standing under the starlit skyYou run to his arms and you laugh and you cry as he holds you tightAie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto RicoAie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto RicoHe says he'll be leaving you soon still you beg him to stayBut he wants to make it somewhere in the U.S.A.And though he'll be far he promises he'll write every dayWhen time will be right, he'll come back and he'll take you awayAie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto RicoAie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto RicoYour papa don't like him, he says he's no goodHe steals and he fights and he never behaves, like a young man shouldAngelita she knows, he's not that bad insideShe takes the medal, she wears on a chain, and presses it into his palm.Aie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto RicoAie aie aie aie aie aie Puerto Rico