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(verse)
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little indian girl, where is your mama?
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  little indian girl, where is your papa?
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  he's fighting in the war in the streets of masaya
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 all the children were dead
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 except for the girl who said
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"please mister gringo, please find my father"
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 lesson number one   better learn while you're young
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life just goes on and on getting harder and harder
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little indian girl, from nueva, granada

(verse)
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ma says there's no food, there's nothing left in the larder
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last piece of meat was eaten by the soldiers that raped her
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lesson number one  that you learn when you're young
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life just goes on and on getting harder and harder
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life just goes on and on getting harder and harder
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 little indian girls from nueva, granada
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 little indian girls from nueva, granada
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 yes, i saw them today
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it's a sight i would say
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they're shooting down planes
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with their m-16 and with laughter

(verse)
(spoken)
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mr. gringo, my father he ain't no che guevara
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 and he's fighting a war on the streets of masaya
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 little indian girl where is your father?
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 indian girl where is your momma?
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 they're fighting for mr. castro in the streets of angola
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