Carnaval del barrio (From "In the Heights") [feat. Anthony Ramos]

Hey, hey

What's this tontería that I'm seeing on the street?

I never thought I'd see the day

Since when are Latin people scared of heat?

When I was a little girl

Growing up in the hills of Vega Alta

My favorite time of year was Christmas time

Ask me why

Why?

There wasn't an ounce of snow

But, oh, the coquito would flow

As we sang the aguinaldo

The Carnaval would begin to grow

Business is closed and we're about to go

Let's have a Carnaval del barrio

Wepa

Carnaval del barrio

Carnaval del barrio

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

We don't need electricidad

Get off your butt, avanza

Saca la maraca, bring your tambourine

Come and join the parranda, hey

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

Carnaval del barrio

Carnaval del barrio

Oh, me, me, me, Dani, I have a question

I don't know what you're cantando

Just make it up as you go

We are improvisando

Lai le lo lai lo le lo lai

You can sing anything

Wait, what?

Carla, whatever comes into your head

Just so long as you sing

Um, my mom is Dominican-Cuban

My dad is from Chile and P.R. which means

I'm Chile-Domini-Curican!

But I always say I'm from Queens!

Hey

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

Why is everyone so happy?

We're sweating and we have no power

I gotta get out of here soon

This block's getting worse by the hour

You can't even go to a club with a friend

Without having somebody shove you

Ay, por favor

Vanessa, don't pretend that Usnavi's your friend

We all know that he love you

Wow, now that you mention that sexual tension it's easy to see

Yo, this is bogus

Haven't you noticed

You get all your coffee for free?

Hey

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval, barrio)

Carnaval del barrio (Carnaval del barrio)

Here comes Usnavi!

Yo, yo, yo y-y-yo-yo

Now, now, everyone gather 'round

Sit down, listen, I got an announcement

Wow, there's nothing here holding me down

The word is out, tell the whole town, I'm bouncing

Atencion, I'm closing shop

Sonny, grab everybody a soda pop

Twist off the bottle, kiss it up to God

I miss Abuela Claudia, it's time to fly though

Daniela, Carla, pack up the carro

I'm bookin' a flight for D.R. tomorrow

Oh my god

Alza la bandera

La bandera Dominicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera Puertorriqueña

Alza la bandera

La bandera Mexicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera Cubana

P'arriba esa bandera (Hey)

Alzala donde quiera (Hey)

Recuerdo de mi tierra

Me acuerdo de mi tierra

Esa bonita bandera (Hey)

Contiene mi alma entera (Hey)

Y cuando yo me muera

Entierrame en mi tierra

Hey, Mister Benny, have you seen any horses today? (Hey)

What do you mean?

I heard you and Nina went for a roll in the hay (Hey, oh)

Benny and Nina (Benny and Nina)

Sitting in a tree (Sitting in a tree)

K-I-S-S-I-N-G (K-I-S-S-I-N-G)

Que bochinche (Bochinche)

Nina and Benny (Nina and Benny)

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Hold up, wait a minute

Usnavi's leavin' us for the Dominican Republic?

And Benny went and stole the girl that I'm in love with?

She was my babysitter first

Listen up, is this what ya'll want?

We close the bodega, the neighborhood is gone

They selling the dispatch and they closing the salon

And they'll never turn the lights back on 'cause

We are powerless, we are powerless

And y'all keep dancin' and singin' and celebratin'

And it's gettin' late and this place is disintegratin'

We are powerless, we are powerless

Alright, we're powerless, so light up a candle

There's nothing going on here that we can't handle

Maybe you're right, Sonny, call in the coroners

Maybe we're powerless, a corner full of foreigners

Maybe this neighborhood's changing forever

Maybe tonight is our last night together, however

How do you wanna face it?

Do you wanna waste it?

When the end is so close you can taste it?

Y'all could cry with your head in the sand

I'ma fly this flag that I got in my hand

P'arriba esa bandera (Hey)

Alzala donde quiera (Hey)

Can we raise our voice tonight?

Can we make a little noise tonight? (Hey)

Esa bonita bandera (Hey)

Contiene mi alma entera (Hey)

In fact, can we sing so loud and raucous

They can hear us across the bridge in East Secaucus?

P'arriba esa bandera

Alzala donde quiera

From Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo

Wherever we go, we rep our people and the beat go

Esa bonita bandera

Contiene mi alma entera

Vanessa, forget about what coulda been

Dance with me one last night in the hood again

Wepa

Carnaval del barrio, Carnaval del barrio (P'arriba esa bandera, oye)

Carnaval del barrio, Carnaval del barrio (Y cuando yo me muera entierrame en mi tierra, del barrio)

Alza la bandera, la bandera Dominicana

Azla bandera

Alza la bandera, a bandera Puertorriqueña (Adiós, adiós, adiós)

Alza la bandera, la bandera Mexicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera, la bandera, la bandera, la bandera

Alza la bandera, hey