Blues For Pablo Lyrics by Manhattan Transfer

Blues For Pablo Lyrics

    Adios mi corazon iberia
    Adios mi corazon adios
    Adios, adios iberia
    Adios, adios iberia

    Adios my pablo
    You know how much we'll miss you
    When you finally leave us
    Vaya con dios

    Over the water came a
    Brother driven mad
    Puttin' forth a heathen horde
    On his people
    To blacken human spirit'll
    Make the devil glad -- glad
    Things like that will make
    The devil glad
    Make the devil so glad
    You fight your brother
    Tryin' t' fight your brother
    Drives you mad
    And madness blinds you pablo

    Mi pais, mi catalonia -- when?
    When you comin' home?
    When you comin' home?
    Well, my heart is near home
    Ever home
    None play our music
    None paint our pictures
    None make our spirit glow
    My body's leaving but not me
    Your face we will see
    On the day that we're free
    So go -- pablo
    When danger threatens i must flee

    The darkness comes
    With a roll of the drums

    Dark! dark!

    All the people work
    Yet there is no pay
    No pay -- low pay
    All the people work
    Yet the children hunger on, pablo

    Hear me say madre, mi madre
    The everlasting light of art
    Will ever shine
    As long as i'm away from home
    The devil strikes without warning
    Turn life's wheel aroun'
    Black is white, wrong is right,
    Up is down

    Life is heavy 'neath these
    New conquistadores
    Los conquistadores acted nice
    While at home
    Madre
    Mi madre
    Mi padre
    I know that you're the music
    And the beauty
    All i ever do
    Is to keep the lamp of beauty
    Burning bright to keep it alive
    Keep the light alive
    To keep the light alive
    Keep the light alive
    That's a light s' gotta live

    All the people work
    All the people pray
    We miss you
    All the people pray
    For your safe returning (oh pablo)
    Will you, will you, will you,
    Will you, will you please
    Cast an eye overseas,
    Over there, over there
    Over there around the
    Hispaniolas -- si cuba
    Hombre cubano,
    El comprende como sta?
    Adios, mi corazon, iberia
    Adios, o' little sons of iberia
    Adios, adios, adios
    Adios

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