Jose' Can't You See? :: by Don Wrege

Jose' Can't You See?

2006 lyrics by Don Wrege,
1814 lyrics by Francis Scott Key
1760s lyrics by Ralph Tomlinson
Original musical version: "To Anacreon in Heaven," by John Stafford Smith, 1778/1779

A hasty response to "Nuestro Himno," the "Spanish version" of "The Star Spangled Banner,"
sung by some in honor of the nationwide illegal alien protest May 1, 2006.

If they just would have sung it in Spanish, that would be okay.
Changing the words pissed me off - especially once I read them.

Jose' can't you see?
You are in my country.

You're I.D. is a fake,
And you're here illegally.

You have broken our laws,
While you call it your cause.

Sanctuary will end,
And employers will be fined.

You have broken our rules,
Ruined hospitals and schools.

You pull wages down,
As you play us for fools.

Go home in your beaten-up
Uninsured mini-van.

Be careful with demands,
You're illegal aliens.

"Nuestro Himno," was conceived and produced by a British guy named Adam Kidron.
It was curiously adopted by certain factions of the Aztlan Movement.

Aim your anger at Adam Kidron
- a guy out to make a fast buck by stirring up trouble in our backyard.

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