Merle Haggard - The immigrant

A- ^Gmerican ranching consists of a mansion Where illegal immigrants do ^Bmmuch of the labor by hand ^{Am D} They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em Then haul 'em back over the border to their own native land ^G

With a ^Gragged sombrero and not much dinero They'll be back again when the ole Rio Grande's way down ^Clow Border patroller ^Gdon't stop the stroller 'Cause the ^DMexican immigrant is helping America grow ^G

^GViva La Mexico, go where they let you go Do what you can for the ^Dland Take home dinero and buy new sombrero And come back again when you ^Gcan

^GWhat makes a gringo your smart aleck lingo When he stole this land from the ^BmIndian man way back when ^{Am D} Don't he remember the big money lender That put him a lien parked where his pencil had been ^G

The ^Galmighty peso that gives him the say so To dry up the river whenever there's crops to bring ^Cin This a good neighbor to ^Gtake all his labor Then ^Dchase him back over the border till he's needed a- ^Ggain