ladies and gents turn up this sound system to the sound of carlos santana and the gmb s ghetto blues from the refugee camp oh maria maria she reminds me of a west side story growing up in spanish harlem she s living the life just like a movie star oh maria maria she fell in love in east l a to the sounds of the guitar yeah yeah played by carlos santana stop the looting stop the shooting pick pocking on the corner see as the rich is getting richer the poor is getting poorer si mira maria on the corner thinking of ways to make it better in my mailbox there s an eviction letter somebody just said see you later ahora vengo mama chola mama chola ahora vengo mama chola ahora vengo mama chola mama chola ahora vengo mama chola oh maria maria she reminds me of a west side story growing up in spanish harlem she s living the life just like a movie star oh maria maria she fell in love in east l a to the sounds of the guitar yeah yeah played by carlos santana i said a la favella los colores the streets are getting hotter there is no water to put out the fire mi contar esperanza se mira maria on the corner thinking of ways to make it better then i looked up in the sky hoping of days of paradise ahora vengo mama chola mama chola ahora vengo mama chola ahora vengo mama chola mama chola ahora vengo mama chola ahora vengo mama chola mama chola ahora vengo mama chola ahora vengo mama chola mama chola ahora vengo mama chola maria you know you re my lover when the wind blows i can feel you through the weather and even when we are apart it still feels like we re together oh maria yeah she reminds me of a west side story growing up in spanish harlem she s living the life just like a movie star oh maria maria oh she fell in love in east l a to the sounds of the guitar played by carlos santana put em up y all carlos santana with the refugee camp wyclef jerry wonder mr santana gmb yo carlos man you re making that guitar cry 