Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Para burlar la ley

Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
Me dicen El Clandestino
Por no llevar papel

Para una ciudad del norte
Yo me fui a trabajar
Mi vida la dejé
Entre Ceuta y Gibraltar

Soy una raya en el mar
Fantasma en la ciudad
Mi vida va prohibida
Dice la autoridad

Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correré mi destino
Por no llevar papel

Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
Me dicen El Clandestino
Yo soy el quiebra ley

Africano clandestino
Colombiano clandestino
Y el cubano clandestino
Marihuana ilegal

Solo voy con mi pena
Sola va mi condena
Correr es mi destino
Para burlar la ley

Perdido en el corazón
De la grande Babylon
Me dicen El Clandestino
Yo soy el quiebra ley

Africano clandestino
Colombiano clandestino
Y el cubano clandestino
Marihuana ilegal


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    I live with "illegals" in the UK. "Babylon" of course is the the Babylon of corruption in the Book of Revelation, and the Babylon system of the Rastas, but also the Rivers of Babylon, where we sat down and wept, where the Jews were in exile. (The site of Babylon is near Baghdad).

    I always thought the line after africano clandestino was marroquino ilegal - makes a load more sense than marijuana.

    The message is that all those despised asylum-seekers, economic migrants, Gypsies, whatever, are human beings like you.

    God bless the illegals. Your day of freedom is coming.

    jimqukon August 17, 2007   Link

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