Born In East L.a. Lyrics - Singles - Cheech And Chong

(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!!!