Rosalia:

Puerto Rico, You lovely island,

Island of tropical breezes.

Always the pineapples growing,

Always the coffee blossom blowing.



Anita:

Puerto Rico, You ugly island,

Island of tropic diseases.

Always the hurricanes blowing,

Always the population growing,

And the money owing,

And the babies crying,

And the bullets flying.

I like the island Manhattan.

Smoke on your pipe and put that in!



Girls sans Rosalia:

I like to be in America!

O.K. by me in America!

Ev'rything free in America

For a small fee in America!



R: I like the city of San Juan.

A: I know a boat you can get on.

R: Hundreds of flowers in full bloom.

A: Hundreds of people in each room!



Girls sans Rosalia:

Automobile in America.

Chromium steel in America.

Wirespoke wheel in American,

Very big deal in America!



R: I'll drive a Buick through San Juan

A: If there's a road you can drive on.

R: I'll give my cousins a free ride.

A: How you get all of them inside?



Girls sans Rosalia:

Immigrants goes to America.

Many hellos in America.

Nobody knows in American,

Puerto Rico's in America!



R: I'll bring a T.V. to San Juan.

A: If there's a current to turn on!

R: I'll give them new washing machine.

A: What have they got there to keep clean?



Girls sans Rosalia:

I like the shores of America.

Comfort is yours in America.

Knobs on doors in American,

Wall-to-wall floors in America!



R: When I will go back to San Juan.

A: When you will shut up and get gone!

R: Ev'ryone there will give big cheer!

A: Ev'ryone there will have moved here!