Born In East L.A.

(Cheech:)

Took a walk to the corner store

Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s'mores

Up pulled a guy in a yellow van

Shiny gold badge flashing in his hand



(Chong:)

He said, alright all you mojados down here

I want you all to hit the floor

I got one thing to ask you and nothing more

So answer in English, if you can

Where were ya born, man



(Cheech:)

Huh? Where was I born?



(Chong:)

That's right, I said

Where were ya born?



(Cheech:)

Hey, are you one of those dudes who do horoscopes, man

Hey, I'm a Cancer with a bad moon rising



(Chong:)

Look here el fago, watch my lips

Where were ya born?



(Cheech:)

I was BORN IN EAST L.A.

Man, I was BORN IN EAST L.A.



(Chong:)

Oh yeah, you were BORN IN EAST L.A.

Let's see your green card



(Cheech:)

Huh? Green card?

I'm from East LA



(Chong:)

Alright, then who's President of the United States



(Cheech:)

Oh, that's easy, man

That guy that used to be on Death Valley Days, John Wayne



(Chong:)

Alright, let's go, come on



(Cheech:)

Next thing I know, I'm in a foreign land

People talkin so fast, I couldn't understand

There was nobody there to lend a helping hand

I was cold, it was dark where is a burger stand



I want to go back to East LA

I wish I was back in East LA

I don't belong here in downtown T.J.

Cause I was born in East LA, ole



I crawled under barbed wire, swam across a stream

Rode in six different trucks packed like a sardine

Walked all day in the burning sun

Now I know what it's like to be born to run



Up ahead was the promised land

Shining like a star just beyond my hand

All I could see was a golden door

I looked up, a sign said five billion sold



And I was back in East LA

Yes, I was back in East LA

You know I'm never gonna stray

Cause I was born in East LA, oh LA



(adlibs with I'm a low rider rocker in East LA, oh LA)



EAST LA!!!