Bump for
Stephen Sonheim. There is still time to vote for this lyrics genius and to help you all remember I give you America from West Side Story. It's worth another shout after
@MK Shrimper's shameless attempt to rustle up Kate Bush votes from old time Zoners.
[ROSALIA]
Puerto Rico
You lovely island
Island of tropical breezes
Always the pineapples growing
Always the coffee blossoms blowing
[ANITA]
Puerto Rico
You ugly island
Island of tropic diseases
Always the hurricanes blowing
Always the population growing
And the money owing
And the babies crying
And the bullets flying
I like the island Manhattan
Smoke on your pipe and put that in!
[GIRLS]
I like to be in America!
O.K. by me in America!
Ev'rything free in America
For a small fee in America!
[ROSALIA]
I like the city of San Juan
[ANITA]
I know a boat you can get on
[ROSALIA]
Hundreds of flowers in full bloom
[ANITA]
Hundreds of people in each room!
[ALL]
Automobile in America
Chromium steel in America
Wire-spoke wheel in America
Very big deal in America!
[ROSALIA]
I'll drive a Buick through San Juan
[ANITA]
If there's a road you can drive on
[ROSALIA]
I'll give my cousins a free ride
[ANITA]
How you get all of them inside?
[ALL]
Immigrant goes to America
Many hellos in America;
Nobody knows in America
Puerto Rico's in America!
[ROSALIA]
I'll bring a T.V. to San Juan
[ANITA]
If there a current to turn on!
[ROSALIA]
I'll give them new washing machine
[ANITA]
What have they got there to keep clean?
[ALL]
I like the shores of America!
Comfort is yours in America!
Knobs on the doors in America
Wall-to-wall floors in America!
[ROSALIA]
When I will go back to San Juan
[ANITA]
When you will shut up and get gone?
[ROSALIA]
Everyone there will give big cheer!
[ANITA]
Everyone there will have moved here!