Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Product G&B
Vocals
Wyclef Jean
Additional Vocals
Danny Seidenberg
Viola
Hari Balakrisnan
Viola
Jeremy Cohen
Violin
Carlos Santana
Electric Guitar
Joseph Herbert
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carlos Santana
Songwriter
Jerry Duplessis
Songwriter
Wyclef Jean
Songwriter
Karl Perazzo
Songwriter
Raul Rekow
Songwriter
David McRae
Songwriter
Marvin L. Moore-Hough
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Wyclef Jean
Producer
Jerry Duplessis
Producer
Chris Theis
Recording Engineer
Steven Fontano
Recording Engineer
Chuck Bailey
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andy Grassi
Mixing Engineer
Jason Groucott
Assistant Recording Engineer
Michael McCoy
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Ladies and gents, turn up your sound systems
To the sounds of Carlos Santana
And the G&B, it's a product
Ghetto and blues, from the refugee camp
Oh, Maria, Maria
She remind me of a West Side Story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She's living the life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria, Maria (Maria, Maria)
She fell in love in East LA
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
Played by Carlos Santana
Stop the looting, stop the shooting
Pick pocking 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
Somebody just said see you later
Ahora vengo, mamá chola, mamá chola
Ahora vengo, mamá chola (East Coast)
Ahora vengo, mamá chola, mamá chola
Ahora vengo, mamá chola (West Coast)
Maria, Maria
She remind me of a West Side Story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She's living the life just like a movie star
Oh, Maria Maria
She fell in love in East LA
I said and to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
Played by Carlos Santana
I said a la favela Los Colores
The streets are getting hotter
There is no water to put out the fire
Mi contó la esperanza
Se mira Maria on the corner
Thinking of ways to make it better
Then I looked up in the sky
Hoping of days of paradise
Ahora vengo, mamá chola, mamá chola
Ahora vengo, mamá chola (North Side)
Ahora vengo, mamá chola, mamá chola
Ahora vengo, mamá chola (South Side)
Ahora vengo, mamá chola, mamá chola
Ahora vengo, mamá chola (Worldwide)
Ahora vengo, mamá chola, mamá chola
Ahora vengo, mamá chola (Open up your eyes)
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
She remind me of a West Side Story
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
She's living the life just like a movie star
Maria, Maria
Oh, she fell in love in East LA
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
Played by Carlos Santana
Put 'em up y'all
Carlos Santana with the refugee camp
(Wyclef, Jerry Wonda, Mr. Santana, G&B)
Yo' Carlos, man you making that guitar cry
Writer(s): Carlos Santana, Raul Rekow, Karl Perazzo
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