Ladies and gentsTurn up your sound system to the sound of Carlos SantanaAnd the G&B (it's the Product)Ghetto blues from the Refugee Camp
Oh, Maria, MariaShe remind me of a West Side StoryGrowing up in Spanish HarlemShe's living the life just like a movie starOh, Maria, Maria (ayo, Maria)She fell in love in East L.A.To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeahPlayed by Carlos Santana
Stop the looting, stop the shootingPick pock'ing on the cornerSee as the rich is getting richerThe poor is getting poorerSe mira Maria on the cornerThinking of ways to make it betterIn my mailbox there's an eviction letterSigned by the judge, said see you later
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama cholaAhora vengo mama chola (East coast)Ahora vengo mama chola, mama cholaAhora vengo mama chola (West coast)
Maria, MariaShe remind me of a West Side StoryGrowing up in Spanish HarlemShe's living the life just like a movie starOh, Maria, MariaShe fell in love in East L.A.I said, to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeahPlayed by Carlos Santana
I said a la favela los coloresThe streets are getting hotterThere is no water to put out the fireMi contar esperanzaSe mira Maria on the cornerThinking of ways to make it betterThen I looked up in the skyHoping of days of paradise
Ahora vengo mama chola, mama cholaAhora vengo mama chola (world wide)Ahora vengo mama chola, mama cholaAhora vengo mama chola (open up your eyes)
Maria, you know you're my loverWhen the wind blows, I can feel you through the weatherAnd even when we are apartIt still feels like we're together
Maria, yeahShe remind me of a West Side StoryGrowing up in Spanish HarlemShe's living the life just like a movie starOh, Maria, MariaOh, she fell in love in East L.A.To the sounds of the guitarPlayed by Carlos Santana
Put 'em up y'allCarlos Santana with the Refugee CampWyclefJerry WondaMr. SantanaG&B