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(Cheech:)
Took a walk to the corner store
Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s`mores
Up pulled a guy in a yellow van
Shiny gold badge flashing in his hand

(Chong:)
He said, alright all you mojados down here
I want you all to hit the floor
I got one thing to ask you and nothing more
So answer in English, if you can
Where were ya born, man

(Cheech:)
Huh? Where was I born?

(Chong:)
That`s right, I said
Where were ya born?

(Cheech:)
Hey, are you one of those dudes who do horoscopes, man
Hey, I`m a Cancer with a bad moon rising

(Chong:)
Look here el fago, watch my lips
Where were ya born?

(Cheech:)
I was BORN IN EAST L.A.
Man, I was BORN IN EAST L.A.

(Chong:)
Oh yeah, you were BORN IN EAST L.A.
Let`s see your green card

(Cheech:)
Huh? Green card?
I`m from East LA

(Chong:)
Alright, then who`s President of the United States

(Cheech:)
Oh, that`s easy, man
That guy that used to be on Death Valley Days, John Wayne

(Chong:)
Alright, let`s go, come on

(Cheech:)
Next thing I know, I`m in a foreign land
People talkin so fast, I couldn`t understand
There was nobody there to lend a helping hand
I was cold, it was dark where is a burger stand

I want to go back to East LA
I wish I was back in East LA
I don`t belong here in downtown T.J.
Cause I was born in East LA, ole

I crawled under barbed wire, swam across a stream
Rode in six different trucks packed like a sardine
Walked all day in the burning sun
Now I know what it`s like to be born to run

Up ahead was the promised land
Shining like a star just beyond my hand
All I could see was a golden door
I looked up, a sign said five billion sold

And I was back in East LA
Yes, I was back in East LA
You know I`m never gonna stray
Cause I was born in East LA, oh LA

(adlibs with I'm a low rider rocker in East LA, oh LA)

EAST LA!!!
(Cheech:)    Took a walk to the corner store    Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s`mores    Up pulled a guy in a yellow van    Shiny gold badge flashing in his hand       (Chong:)    He said, alright all you mojados down here    I want you all to hit the floor    I got one thing to ask you and nothing more    So answer in English, if you can    Where were ya born, man       (Cheech:)    Huh? Where was I born?       (Chong:)    That`s right, I said    Where were ya born?       (Cheech:)    Hey, are you one of those dudes who do horoscopes, man    Hey, I`m a Cancer with a bad moon rising       (Chong:)    Look here el fago, watch my lips    Where were ya born?       (Cheech:)    I was BORN IN EAST L.A.    Man, I was BORN IN EAST L.A.       (Chong:)    Oh yeah, you were BORN IN EAST L.A.    Let`s see your green card       (Cheech:)    Huh? Green card?    I`m from East LA       (Chong:)    Alright, then who`s President of the United States       (Cheech:)    Oh, that`s easy, man    That guy that used to be on Death Valley Days, John Wayne       (Chong:)    Alright, let`s go, come on       (Cheech:)    Next thing I know, I`m in a foreign land    People talkin so fast, I couldn`t understand    There was nobody there to lend a helping hand    I was cold, it was dark where is a burger stand       I want to go back to East LA    I wish I was back in East LA    I don`t belong here in downtown T.J.    Cause I was born in East LA, ole       I crawled under barbed wire, swam across a stream    Rode in six different trucks packed like a sardine    Walked all day in the burning sun    Now I know what it`s like to be born to run       Up ahead was the promised land    Shining like a star just beyond my hand    All I could see was a golden door    I looked up, a sign said five billion sold       And I was back in East LA    Yes, I was back in East LA    You know I`m never gonna stray    Cause I was born in East LA, oh LA       (adlibs with I'm a low rider rocker in East LA, oh LA)       EAST LA!!!