Wyclef: Ladies and Gents Turn up your sound systems To the sound of Carlos Santana and the G 'n B Ghetto and Blues
Chorus: 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
Maria Maria She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of the guitar yeah, yeah Played by Carlos Santana
Verse 1: Stop the looting, stop the shooting Pick pocking on the corner See as the rich is getting richer The poor is getting poorer
Se 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
Carlos Santana: Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola
Chorus: Maria Maria She reminds me of a West Side Story Growing up in Spanish Harlem oh, oh She's living the life just like a movie star
Oh!
Maria Maria She fell in love in East L.A. I said to the sounds of the guitar yeah, yeah Played by Carlos Santana
Verse 2: I said a la favella los colores The streets are getting hotter There is no water to put out the fire Mi canto la esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner Thinking of ways to make it better Then I looked up in the sky Hoping of feel the paradise!
Carlos Santana: Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (Northside) Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (Southside) Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (Worldwide) Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola Ahora vengo mama chola (Open up your eyes)
Bridge: 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
Chorus: 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! Oh! She fell in love in East L.A. To the sounds of the guitar Played by Carlos Santana