Manos Arriba

by Alvin Youngblood Hart recording of 2000 from Start With The Soul (Rykodisc or Hannibal 1449) Ain't gonna give you no line Just gonna take back what's mine First we start with the soul, yeah An' then uh, maybe your gold (Manos arriba, sucka!) (Manos arriba) You watch too much t.v. You identify me But I'm the one who done nothin' So stop your huffin' an' puffin' (Manos arriba sucka!) (Manos arriba) I heard it come on the squawk You watchin' me like a hawk I ain't got nothin' to sell, yeah So you can go straight to hell (Manos, manos, manos, manos arriba sucka!) You won't let me go in style You say I fit the profile It don't take long to discover That I'm the one takin' over (Manos arriba, sucka!)

 

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