[Intro: Wyclef Jean]

Ladies and gents, turn up your sound systems

To the sound of Carlos Santana

And the G&B

It's the product of Ghetto Blues

From the Refugee Camp

[Chorus: David McRae]

Oh, Maria, Maria

She remind me of a West Side Story

Growing up in Spanish Harlem

She living the life just like a movie star

Oh, Maria, Maria

She fell in love in East L.A

To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah

Played by Carlos Santana

[Guitar Solo: Carlos Santana]

[Verse 1: David McRae]

Stop the looting, stop the shooting

Pickpocketing on the corner

See, as the rich is getting richer

The poor is getting poorer

Se mira Maria on the corner

Thinking of ways to make it better

In my mailbox, there's an eviction letter

Signed by the judge, said, "See you later", yeah

[Refrain: Carlos Santana & Wyclef Jean]

Ahora vengo mama chula, mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula (East Coast)

Ahora vengo mama chula, mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula (West Coast)

[Chorus: David McRae]

Maria, Maria

She remind me of a West Side Story

Growing up in Spanish Harlem

She living the life just like a movie star

Oh, Maria, Maria

She fell in love in East L.A

I said, to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah

Played by Carlos Santana

[Guitar Solo: Carlos Santana]

[Verse 2: David McRae]

I said a la favela los colores

The streets are getting hotter

There is no water to put out the fire

Ni gota de esperanza

Se mira Maria on the corner

Thinking of ways to make it better

Then I looked up in the sky

Hoping that there's a paradise, yeah, yeah

[Refrain: Carlos Santana & Wyclef Jean]

Ahora vengo mama chula, mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula (Northside)

Ahora vengo mama chula, mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula (Southside)

Ahora vengo mama chula, mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula (Worldwide)

Ahora vengo mama chula, mama chula

Ahora vengo mama chula (Open up your eyes)

[Bridge: David McRae]

Maria, you know you're my lover

When the wind blows, I can feel you

Through the weather

And even when we are apart

Still feels like we're together, Maria, yeah

[Chorus: David McRae]

She remind me of a West Side Story

Growing up in Spanish Harlem

She living the life just like a movie star

Oh, Maria, Maria

Oh, she fell in love in East L.A

To the sounds of the guitar

Played by Carlos Santana

[Guitar Solo: Carlos Santana]

[Outro: Wyclef Jean]

Put 'em up y'all

Carlos Santana with the Refugee Camp

Wyclef

Jerry Wonda

Mr. Santana

G&B

Yo Carlos, man, you're making that guitar cry