http://heliolith.com/archives/2005/04/27/molotov-frijolero-yo/ The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be. - Pete Seeger Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:57:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://heliolith.com/archives/2005/04/27/molotov-frijolero-yo/#comment-17327 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:21:30 +0000 http://heliolith.com/archives/2005/04/27/molotov-frijolero-yo/#comment-17327 I’m sick and tired of them putting this hat on me Listen now when I tell you – don’t call me “frijolero” (beaner) And though there’s some respect and we don’t interfere We never inflate currency making war on other countries We pay you our debt with oil and interests But we don’t know who winds up with the change Although we are famous for being the sellers of the drugs we grow , you all are the consumers. Now I wish I had a dime for every single time I’ve gotten stared down for being in the wrong side of town And a rich man I’d be if I had that kind of chips Lately I wanna smack the mouths of these racists Can you imagine yourself As a Mexican crossing the border Thinking of your family while you cross Leaving all you know behind What if you had to dodge bullets Of some gringo ranchers Would you keep saying “good for nothing wetback?” If you had to start from scratch? Now why don’t you look down to Where your feet is planted That U.S. soil that makes you take shit for granted If not for Santa Ana, just to let you know That where your feed are planted would be Mexico Correcto! I’m sick and tired of them putting this hat on me
Listen now when I tell you – don’t call me “frijolero” (beaner)
And though there’s some respect and we don’t interfere
We never inflate currency making war on other countries
We pay you our debt with oil and interests
But we don’t know who winds up with the change
Although we are famous for being the sellers
of the drugs we grow , you all are the consumers.
Now I wish I had a dime for every single time
I’ve gotten stared down for being in the wrong side of town
And a rich man I’d be if I had that kind of chips
Lately I wanna smack the mouths of these racists
Can you imagine yourself
As a Mexican crossing the border
Thinking of your family while you cross
Leaving all you know behind
What if you had to dodge bullets
Of some gringo ranchers
Would you keep saying “good for nothing wetback?”
If you had to start from scratch?
Now why don’t you look down to
Where your feet is planted
That U.S. soil that makes you take shit for granted
If not for Santa Ana, just to let you know
That where your feed are planted would be Mexico
Correcto!

]]> http://heliolith.com/archives/2005/04/27/molotov-frijolero-yo/#comment-1531 Fri, 29 Apr 2005 01:04:44 +0000 http://heliolith.com/archives/2005/04/27/molotov-frijolero-yo/#comment-1531 I wonder what Wall (his name is an irresistable pun!) would have to say about Mos Def's Mr. Nigga. The song reflects the same sort of satire and edge revolving around a censored epithet, yet the politics of a white American criticizing a black band are somewhat different from those of the same individual criticizing a Mexican band. Incidentally, I <i>don't</i> wonder what he thinks of Dead Prez. Final note: Michael, go ahead and post his rotten little anti-Molotov link. Where would we be if we censored the stupid, the wretched, the bigoted? Speechless. I wonder what Wall (his name is an irresistable pun!) would have to say about Mos Def’s Mr. Nigga. The song reflects the same sort of satire and edge revolving around a censored epithet, yet the politics of a white American criticizing a black band are somewhat different from those of the same individual criticizing a Mexican band. Incidentally, I don’t wonder what he thinks of Dead Prez. Final note: Michael, go ahead and post his rotten little anti-Molotov link. Where would we be if we censored the stupid, the wretched, the bigoted? Speechless.

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