| Rosalia
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| Puerto Rico
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| You lovely island. |
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| Island of tropical breezes
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| Always the pineapples growing
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| Always the coffee blossoms blowing. |
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| Anita
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| Puerto Rico. |
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| You ugly island. |
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| Island of tropic diseases
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| Always the hurricanes blowing
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| Always the population growing. |
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| And the money owing
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| And the babies crying
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| And the bullets flying
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| I like the island Manhattan
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| Smoke on your pipe and put that in!
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| Others
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| I like to be in America!
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| O.K. |
| by me in America!
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| Ev’rything free in America
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| For a small fee in America!
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| Rosalia
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| I like the city of San Juan
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| Anita
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| I know a boat you can get on
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| Rosalia
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| Hundreds of flowers in full bloom
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| Anita
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| Hundreds of people in each room!
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| All
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| Automobile in America
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| Chromium steel in America
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| Wire-spoke wheel in America
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| Very big deal in America!
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| Rosalia
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| I’ll drive a Buick through San Juan
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| Anita
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| If there’s a road you can drive on
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| Rosalia
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| I’ll give my cousins a free ride
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| Anita
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| How you get all of them inside?
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| All
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| Immigrant goes to America
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| Many hellos in America;
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| Nobody knows in America
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| Puerto Rico’s in America!
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| Rosalia
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| I’ll bring a T.V. to San Juan
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| Anita
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| If there a current to turn on!
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| Rosalia
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| I’ll give them new washing machine
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| Anita
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| What have they got there to keep clean?
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| All
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| I like the shores of America!
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| Comfort is yours in America!
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| Knobs on the doors in America
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| Wall-to-wall floors in America!
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| Rosalia
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| When I will go back to San Juan
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| Anita
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| When you will shut up and get gone?
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| Rosalia
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| Everyone there will give big cheer!
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| Anita
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| Everyone there will have moved here! |