Peter, Paul & Mary - El Salvador Lyrics
Theres a sunny little country south of mexicoWhere the winds are gentle and the waters flowBut breezes arent the only things that blowIn el salvadorIf you took the little lady for a moonlight driveOdds are still good youd come back aliveBut everyone is innocent until they arriveIn el salvadorIf the rebels take a bus on the grand highwayThe government destroys a village miles awayThe man on the radio says now well play south of the borderAnd in the morning the natives say,Were happy you have lived another dayLast night a thousand more passed awayIn el salvadorTheres a television crew here from abcFilming rio lempe and the refugeesCalling murdered children the tragedyOf el salvadorBefore the government cameras 20 feet awayAnother man is asking for continued aidFood and medicine and hand grenadesFor el salvadorTheres a thump, a rumble, and the buildings swayA soldier fires the acid sprayThe public address system starts to play south of the borderYou run for cover and hide your eyesYou hear the screams from paradiseTheyve fallen further than you realizeIn el salvadorJust like poland is protected by her russian friendsThe junta is assisted by americansAnd if 60 million dollars seems too much to spendIn el salvadorThey say for half a billion they could do it rightBomb all day, burn all nightUntil theres not a living thing uprightIn el salvadorTheyll continue training troops in the usaAnd watch the nuns that got awayAnd teach the military bands to play south of the borderAnd kill the people to set them freeWho put this price on their liberty?Dont you think its time to leaveEl salvador?
