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Unburdened of their passengers
The taxis have all scattered
The hawkers move their tables out
They'll be selling no more leather
The Oslo Queen is set to sail
From the Port of Buenos Aires
The ropes are thrown and the big horn moans
As she slips out of the harbor

The stowaway is keeping still
In the dark of his container
With his blanket and his flashlight
And a picture of his sweetheart
He's rationing his batteries
But right now he can't resist her
Standing there with her long brown hair
In that Che Guevara t-shirt

As the contents of his wallet show
His plan's a little sketchy
Three hundred bucks and the bad address
Of a cousin in Miami
In a couple months with a little luck
He'll be wiring home some money
And even if they send him back
It'll make a damn good story

Late at night he ventures out
Each time a little farther
Emboldened by his wanderlust
His boredom, and his hunger
Til he's standing out on the open deck
Searching for La Cruz del Sur
But by-and-by the sky he knows
Has yielded to another

The moon shines on the shipping lanes
Off the coast of Venezuela
And as he looks out at the oilers
Riding heavy up to Texas
He sings a little to himself
Luna, luna, luna llena
While the moon, a word he's yet to learn,
Betrays him to the cameras

Now he's somewhere in Dade County
And six weeks without a lawyer
On the basis of the evidence
They could keep him there forever
The guy with the cuban accent says
"Do you recognize this picture?"
And there she is with her long brown hair
And that Che Guevara t-shirt
Unburdened of their passengers   The taxis have all scattered   The hawkers move their tables out   They'll be selling no more leather   The Oslo Queen is set to sail   From the Port of Buenos Aires   The ropes are thrown and the big horn moans   As she slips out of the harbor      The stowaway is keeping still   In the dark of his container   With his blanket and his flashlight   And a picture of his sweetheart   He's rationing his batteries   But right now he can't resist her   Standing there with her long brown hair   In that Che Guevara t-shirt      As the contents of his wallet show   His plan's a little sketchy   Three hundred bucks and the bad address   Of a cousin in Miami   In a couple months with a little luck   He'll be wiring home some money   And even if they send him back   It'll make a damn good story      Late at night he ventures out   Each time a little farther   Emboldened by his wanderlust   His boredom, and his hunger   Til he's standing out on the open deck   Searching for La Cruz del Sur   But by-and-by the sky he knows   Has yielded to another      The moon shines on the shipping lanes   Off the coast of Venezuela   And as he looks out at the oilers   Riding heavy up to Texas   He sings a little to himself   Luna, luna, luna llena   While the moon, a word he's yet to learn,   Betrays him to the cameras      Now he's somewhere in Dade County   And six weeks without a lawyer   On the basis of the evidence   They could keep him there forever   The guy with the cuban accent says   "Do you recognize this picture?"   And there she is with her long brown hair   And that Che Guevara t-shirt