Adios Hermanos

Sal It was the morning of october 6th, 1960 I was wearing my brown suit Preparing to leave the house of d. Shook some hands then adios brooklyn amigos Maybe some of them had hopes of seeing me again Some even said that my judge-judge gerald culkin- Wouldn't play it by the book Maybe let us off the hook But, woh-oo-woh, I knew better. Sal & salvador Afraid to leave the projects To cross into another neighborhood Sal The blancos and the nigger gangs Well, they'd kill you if they could. Aurea & women Angel of mercy, people are suffering All over the world Spanish children are taught on their knees to believe Angel of mercy, people are suffering All over the island tonight, Mothers weep Sal & aurea Sisters grieve. Sal Well, I entered the courtroom, state of new york County of new york, just some spic They scrubbed off the sidewalk Guilty by my dress Guilty in the press Let the capeman burn for the murder Well the 'spanish boys' had their day in court And now it was time for some f**kin' law and order The electric chair For the greasy pair Said the judge to the court reporter Sal & salvador Afraid to leave the projects To cross into another neighborhood Salvador The newspapers and the t.v. crews Well, they'd kill you if they could Aurea & women Angel of mercy, people are suffering All over the world A spanish boy could be killed every night of the week Sal But just let some white boy die And the world goes crazy for blood-latin blood. I don't lie when I speak. Sal & salvador Well they shackled my hands Sal A heavy belt around my waist to restrain me Sal & salvador And they shackled my legs Sal Hernandez, the 'umbrella man,' chained beside me Then we rode that black maria Through the streets of spanish harlem Calling old friends on the corners Sal & aurea Just to lay our prayers upon them Sal Crying Adios hermanos, adios Sal & salvador Adios hermanos, adios