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 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 a-far 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!