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a boricua in new york


oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh i'm an alien an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh i'm an alien i'm an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York i drink my hot cocoa whole wheat toast on one side eggs on the other you can hear my Bronx accent when i talk i'm a boricua in New York see me walking down 5th avenue tourist look at me as if i don't belong on that side of manhattan getting stared at like an illegal alien i smile and keep on shopping on Saks 5th avenue be myself no matter what they say oooooooohhhhhhhhhhh i'm an alien an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York oooooohhhhhh i'm an alien i'm an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York i take a stroll down ground zero taking pics of our lost fallen heroes people look at me like a threat to society i'm combat my enemies with a weapon no, not an actual gun by my mind to make you feel stupid be myself no matter what they say ooooooooooohhhhhhhh i'm an alien i'm an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh i'm an alien i'm an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York i'm on my way to another Bronx event cops are looking for a suspect oh yeah its another hispanic they see me and i fit the description they ask for my id, i ask for theirs i let them know that i'm not a 2nd class citizen be myself no matter what they say be myself no matter what they say be myself no matter what they say oooooooooohhhhhhhhh i'm an alien i'm an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh i'm an alien i'm an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York oooohhhhhhhhhh i'm an alien i'm an illegal alien i'm a boricua in New York
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idea came from the police/sting's song Englishman in New York it has that type of melody

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