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 vago watch my lips
where were ya born
cheech
i was born in east la
man i was born in east la
chong
oh yeah you were born in east la
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 tj
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 zillion 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 oralé
i’m a low rider vato from east la cuìdate
east la oralé
this ain’t no datsun it’s a chevrolet cruise all day
what i say east la oralé
soto street we love it
brooklyn avenue we love it
city terrace naaah
whittier boulevard we love it oralé
hasidic jew
wilshire i said how do you get to wilshire
what am i lost or what
cheech
i’m a lowrider vato from afar away
i was born i was born in east la how to say
east la don’t delay
cruise all day in east la oralé
i’m from east la what i say
east la
east la
Artist: Cheech Chong
Year: 1985
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 271