[INTRO:] I met a girl in east LA In floral shorts - as sweet as May She sang in eights in two Barrio chords We fell in love, but not in court La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la Manos- Manos- [POST-CHORUS:] Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano [VERSE 1:] Mis canciones son de la revolución Mi corazón me duele por mi generación If you love me, we can marry, on the west coast, On a Wednesday, en un verano, en agosto [CHORUS:] I don't speak your, I don't speak your language oh no (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesus Christo (La-la-la-la-la-la) [POST-CHORUS:] Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano [VERSE 2:] I will fight for, I have fought for how I love you (La-la-la-la-la-la) I have cried for, I will die for how I care (La-la-la-la-la-la) In the mountains, las campanas están sonando (The bells are pealing) Todos los chicos (chicas), y los chicos (chikas) están besando [And the boys (girls), and the boys (girls) are kissing] [CHORUS:] I don't speak your, I don't speak your language oh no (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesus Christo (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I don't speak your Americano (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesus Christo (La-la-la-la-la-la) [POST-CHORUS:] Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano [BRIDGE/OUTRO:] Don't you try and catch me, Don't you try and catch me, No! No! No! No! I'm living on the edge of, Living on the edge of the law, law, law, law Don't you try and catch me, Don't you try and get me, No! No! No! No! Don't you try to catch me, I'm living on the edge of the law, law, law, law.
[INTRO:] I met a girl in east LA In floral shorts - as sweet as May She sang in eights in two Barrio chords We fell in love, but not in court La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la Manos- Manos- [POST-CHORUS:] Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano [VERSE 1:] Mis canciones son de la revolución Mi corazón me duele por mi generación If you love me, we can marry, on the west coast, On a Wednesday, en un verano, en agosto [CHORUS:] I don't speak your, I don't speak your language oh no (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesus Christo (La-la-la-la-la-la) [POST-CHORUS:] Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano [VERSE 2:] I will fight for, I have fought for how I love you (La-la-la-la-la-la) I have cried for, I will die for how I care (La-la-la-la-la-la) In the mountains, las campanas están sonando (The bells are pealing) Todos los chicos (chicas), y los chicos (chikas) están besando [And the boys (girls), and the boys (girls) are kissing] [CHORUS:] I don't speak your, I don't speak your language oh no (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesus Christo (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I don't speak your Americano (La-la-la-la-la-la) I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesus Christo (La-la-la-la-la-la) [POST-CHORUS:] Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano Ahhhhh America Americano [BRIDGE/OUTRO:] Don't you try and catch me, Don't you try and catch me, No! No! No! No! I'm living on the edge of, Living on the edge of the law, law, law, law Don't you try and catch me, Don't you try and get me, No! No! No! No! Don't you try to catch me, I'm living on the edge of the law, law, law, law.
