Just Ask the Flowers

[AURORA AQUINO] When I asked my son What do you want to be? I was a little surprised When he said to me "I wanna' be a drummer, mom I wanna' be a drummer I gotta' call the people, mom And get 'em all together I wanna' be a drummer, mom I wanna' be a drummer I gotta' call the people, mom And get 'em all together" Now I watch the procession As his body goes by Half the country is here But they won't see me cry Ten thousand or more And they've waited for hours When I asked why are you here They said, "Just ask the flowers" They said, "Just ask the flowers" Yeah just ask the flowers Tama na, sobra na We put up with so much But this is going too far "I wanna' be a drummer, mom I wanna' be a drummer I gotta' call the people, mom And get 'em all together I wanna' be a drummer, mom I wanna' be a drummer I gotta' call the people, mom And get 'em all together" It was a hero's procession Now it's more than one man And my son was a drummer This I now understand That day something was born In those afternoon showers And the reason they're here You need just ask the flowers Just ask the flowers Yeah just ask the flowers Tama na, sobra na We put up with so much But this is going too far "I wanna' be a drummer, mom I wanna' be a drummer I gotta' call the people, mom And get 'em all together I wanna' be a drummer, mom I wanna' be a drummer I gotta' call the people, mom And get 'em all together" [ENSEMBLE] Oh yeah, oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah