anita
puerto rico

my heart's devotion
let it sink back in the ocean
always the hurricanes blowing

always the population growing
and the money owing
and the sunlight streaming

and the natives steaming
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 not to keep clean?

anita
skyscrapers bloom in america
rosalia

cadillacs zoom in america
teresita
industry boom in america

boys
twelve in a room in america
anita

lots of new housing with more space
bernardo
lots of doors slamming in our face


anita
i'll get a terrace apartment

bernardo
better get rid of your accent
anita

life can be bright in america
boys
if you can fight in america

girls
life is all right in america
boys

if you're a white in america
girls
here you are free and you have pride

boys
long as you stay on your own side
girls

free to be anything you choose
boys
free to wait tables and shine shoes

bernardo
everywhere grime in america
organized 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
bernardo
everyone there will give big cheer!

anita
everyone there will have moved here