LYRICS
Ladies and gents
Turn up your sound systems to the sound of Carlos Santana and the G&B
It's The Product of get-away blues from the refugee camp
Oh Maria Maria
She reminds me of a west side story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She's living the life just like a movie star
Oh Maria Maria
She fell in love in East L.A
To the sounds of the guitar yeah yeah
Played by Carlos Santana
Stop the looting stop the shooting
Pick pock'ing on the corner
See as the rich is getting richer
The poor is getting poorer
Se mira Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
In my mailbox there's an eviction letter
Signed by the judge said see you later
Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula
Ahora vengo mama chula
East Coast
Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula
Ahora vengo mama chula
West Coast
Oh Maria Maria
She reminds me of a west side story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She's living the life just like a movie star oh
Maria Maria
She fell in love in East L.A
To the sounds of the guitar yeah yeah
Played by Carlos Santana
I said a la favela los colores
The streets are getting hotter
There is no water to put out the fire
Ni gota de esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
Then I looked up in the sky
Hoping of days of paradise
Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula
Ahora vengo mama chula
North side
Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula
Ahora vengo mama chula
South side
Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula
Ahora vengo mama chula
Worldwide
Ahora vengo mama chula mama chula
Ahora vengo mama chula
Open up your eyes
Maria you know you're my lover
When the wind blows I can feel you
Through the weather and even when we are apart
It feels like we're together Maria yeah
She reminds me of a west side story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She's living the life just like a movie star
Maria Maria
Oh she fell in love in East L.A
To the sounds of the guitar
Played by Carlos Santana
Put 'em up y'all
Carlos Santana with the Refugee Camp
Wyclef
Jerry Wonda
Mr. Santana
G&B
Yo Carlos man you're making that guitar cry