Bracero-Phil Ochs

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[00:00.00]Bracero (LP版) - Phil Ochs
[00:08.33]Wade into the river
[00:11.83]Through the rippling shallow watter
[00:15.71]Steal across the thirsty border bracero
[00:23.16]Come bring your hungry bodies
[00:26.76]To the golden fields of plenty
[00:30.70]From a peso to a penny bracero
[00:38.55]Oh welcome to california
[00:45.21]Where the friendly farmer
[00:48.64]Will take care of you
[00:53.89]Come labor for your mother
[00:57.52]For your father and your brother
[01:01.07]For your sister and your lover bracero
[01:08.80]Come pick the fruit of yellow
[01:12.31]Break the flower from the berry
[01:16.00]Purple grapes will fill your belly bracero
[01:22.56]Oh welcome to california
[01:30.50]Where the friendly farmer
[01:34.03]Will take care of you
[01:39.85]And the sun will bite your body
[01:43.74]As the dust will draw you thristy
[01:47.46]While your muscles beg for mercy bracero
[01:54.83]In the shade of your sombrero
[01:58.69]Drop your sweat upon the soil
[02:02.31]Like the fruit your youth can spoil bracero
[02:08.62]Oh welcome to california
[02:17.13]Where the friendly farmer
[02:20.51]Will take care of you
[02:27.32]When the weary night embraces
[02:31.07]Sleep in shacks that could be cages
[02:34.70]They will take it from your wages bracero
[02:42.49]Come sing about tomorrow
[02:46.21]With a jingle of the dollar
[02:49.71]And forget your crooked collar bracero
[02:56.79]Oh welcome to california
[03:04.64]Where the friendly farmer
[03:08.14]Will take care of you
[03:14.90]And the local men are lazy
[03:18.74]And they make too much of trouble
[03:22.49]Besides we have to pay the double bracero
[03:30.26]But if you feel you're falling
[03:33.61]If you find the pace is killing
[03:37.33]There are others who are willing bracero
[03:44.78]Oh welcome to california
[03:52.12]Where the friendly farmer
[03:55.67]Will take care of you