West Side Story movie - America lyrics

rate me

Song by Wand, Betty<br /><br>

ROSALIA <br>

Puerto Rico, <br>

You lovely island . . . <br>

Island of tropical breezes. <br>

Always the pineapples growing, <br>

Always the coffee blossoms blowing . . . <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

Puerto Rico . . . <br>

You ugly island . . . <br>

Island of tropic diseases. <br>

Always the hurricanes blowing, <br>

Always the population growing . . . <br>

And the money owing, <br>

And the babies crying, <br>

And the bullets flying. <br>

I like the island Manhattan. <br>

Smoke on your pipe and put that in! <br>

<br>

OTHERS <br>

I like to be in America! <br>

O.K. by me in America! <br>

Ev'rything free in America <br>

For a small fee in America! <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

I like the city of San Juan. <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

I know a boat you can get on. <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

Hundreds of flowers in full bloom. <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

Hundreds of people in each room! <br>

<br>

ALL <br>

Automobile in America, <br>

Chromium steel in America, <br>

Wire-spoke wheel in America, <br>

Very big deal in America! <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

I'll drive a Buick through San Juan. <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

If there's a road you can drive on. <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

I'll give my cousins a free ride. <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

How you get all of them inside? <br>

<br>

ALL <br>

Immigrant goes to America, <br>

Many hellos in America; <br>

Nobody knows in America <br>

Puerto Rico's in America! <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

I'll bring a T.V. to San Juan. <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

If there a current to turn on! <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

I'll give them new washing machine. <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

What have they got there to keep clean? <br>

<br>

ALL <br>

I like the shores of America! <br>

Comfort is yours in America! <br>

Knobs on the doors in America, <br>

Wall-to-wall floors in America! <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

When I will go back to San Juan. <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

When you will shut up and get gone? <br>

<br>

ROSALIA <br>

Everyone there will give big cheer! <br>

<br>

ANITA <br>

Everyone there will have moved here!<br>

<br>