Manhattan Transfer - Blues For Pablo Lyrics
Adios mi corazon iberiaAdios mi corazon adiosAdios, adios iberiaAdios, adios iberiaAdios my pabloYou know how much well miss youWhen you finally leave usVaya con diosOver the water came aBrother driven madPuttin forth a heathen hordeOn his peopleTo blacken human spiritllMake the devil glad -- gladThings like that will makeThe devil gladMake the devil so gladYou fight your brotherTryin t fight your brotherDrives you madAnd madness blinds you pabloMi pais, mi catalonia -- when?When you comin home?When you comin home?Well, my heart is near homeEver homeNone play our musicNone paint our picturesNone make our spirit glowMy bodys leaving but not meYour face we will seeOn the day that were freeSo go -- pabloWhen danger threatens I must fleeThe darkness comesWith a roll of the drumsDark! dark!All the people workYet there is no payNo pay -- low payAll the people workYet the children hunger on, pabloHear me say madre, mi madreThe everlasting light of artWill ever shineAs long as Im away from homeThe devil strikes without warningTurn lifes wheel arounBlack is white, wrong is right,Up is downLife is heavy neath theseNew conquistadoresLos conquistadores acted niceWhile at homeMadreMi madreMi padreI know that youre the musicAnd the beautyAll I ever doIs to keep the lamp of beautyBurning bright to keep it aliveKeep the light aliveTo keep the light aliveKeep the light aliveThats a light s gotta liveAll the people workAll the people prayWe miss youAll the people prayFor your safe returning (oh pablo)Will you, will you, will you,Will you, will you pleaseCast an eye overseas,Over there, over thereOver there around theHispaniolas -- si cubaHombre cubano,El comprende como sta?Adios, mi corazon, iberiaAdios, o little sons of iberiaAdios, adios, adiosAdios