SALVADOR:
It was the morning of October 6th 1960
I was wearing my brown suit
Preparing to leave the house of D
Shook some hands then adios Brooklyn amigos

Maybe some of them had hopes of seeing me again
Some even said that my judge, Judge Gerald Culkin,
Wouldn't play it by the book, maybe let us off the hook
But, Woh-oo-Woh, I knew better

Afraid to leave the projects
To cross into another neighborhood
The blancos and the n_____ gangs
Well, they'd kill you if they could

AUREA:
Angel of Mercy, people are suffering
All over the world
Spanish children are taught on their knees to believe
Angel of Mercy, people are suffering
All over the island tonight
Mothers weep, sisters grieve

SALVADOR:
Well I entered the courtroom
State of New York, county of New York,
Just some spic they scrubbed off the sidewalk
Guilty by my dress, guilty in the press
Let The Capeman burn for the murder

Well the "Spanish boys" had their day in court
And now it was time for some f***in' law and order
The electric chair
For the greasy pair
Said the judge to the court reporter

Afraid to leave the projects
To cross into another neighborhood
The newspapers and the T.V. crews
Well, they'd kill you if they could

AUREA:
Angel of Mercy, people are suffering
All over the world
A Spanish boy could be killed every night of the week

SALVADOR:
But just let some white boy die
And the world goes crazy for blood, Latin blood
I don't lie, when I speak

Well they shackled my hands
A heavy belt around my waist to restrain me

And they shackled my legs
Hernandez, the "Umbrella Man," chained beside me

Then we rode that Black Maria
Through the streets of Spanish Harlem
Calling old friends on the corners
Just to lay our prayers upon them

Crying
Adios Hermanos, Adios
Adios Hermanos, Adios

Lead Vocal - Paul Simon
Background Vocal - Briz
Background Vocal - Myrna Gomila
Background Vocal - Karen Bernod
Background Vocal - Renee Connell-Adams
Background Vocal - DeWayne Snype
Background Vocal - Kia Jeffries
Background Vocal - Ed Vasquez
Background Vocal - Derrick James
Organ - Oriente Lopez

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