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martyn joseph - deportees lyrics

[verse 1]
the crops are all in and the peaches are rotting
the oranges are filled in their creosote dumps
they’re flying ’em back to the mexico border
to pay all their money to wade back again

[verse 2]
my father’s own father, he waded that river
they took all the money he made in his life
my brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees
and they rode the truck ’til they took down and died

[chorus]
goodbyе to my juan, goodbye, rosalita
adios mis amigos, jesus y maria
you won’t have your namеs when you ride the big airplane
and all they will call you will be “deportees”

[verse 3]
some of us are illegal and some are not wanted
our work contract’s out and we have to move on
six hundred miles to the mexico border
they chase them like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves

[verse 4]
we died in your hills and we died in your deserts
we died in your valleys and died on your plains
we died ‘neath your trees and we died in your bushes
both sides of the river, we died just the same
[chorus]
goodbye to my juan, goodbye, rosalita
adios mis amigos, jesus y maria
you won’t have your names when you ride the big airplane
and all they will call you will be “deportees”

[guitar solo]

[verse 5]
the sky plane caught fire over los gatos canyon
a fireball of lightning that shook all our hills
who are these dear friends that are scattered like dry leaves?
the radio said, “they are just deportees”

[verse 6]
is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
to fall like dry leaves to rot on our topsoil
and be called by no name except “deportees”?

[chorus]
goodbye to my juan, farewell, rosalita
adios mis amigos, jesus y maria
you won’t have your names when you ride the big airplane
and all they will call you will be “deportees”
goodbye to my juan, farewell, rosalita
adios mis amigos, jesus y maria
you won’t have your names when you ride the big airplane
and all they will call you will be “deportees”
[outro]
and all they will call you will be “deportees”

- martyn joseph lyrics

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