Amigo Gringo
Rudy La Scala
Amigo Yankee
We left our homeland in search of an opportunity
To grow, to succeed
My beloved and I arrived in this land of freedom
We fought to eat, learning to speak English
Little by little, we bought a beautiful home with sacrifices
And in the garden, we planted flowers and hope
To one day have a healthy child and then shout
Hooray! for this blessed land
Friend, Yankee friend
Now I am also a Yankee like you
My son was born here
In this great country
Friend, Yankee friend
I invite you to share my happiness
My son was born here
In this great country
Years went by and my son grew up well
He makes fun of my English and I of his Spanish
One day on the news, we found out, war is coming soon
Fear froze me, the three of us looked at each other
My son proudly in his uniform went to fight
For this great country
Blessed be
My love
Friend, Yankee friend
Now I am more Yankee than you
My son was born here
And died for this country
Friend, Yankee friend
Now I am more Yankee than you
How expensive was my happiness
In this great country
Friend, Yankee friend
Now I am more Yankee than you
My son was born here
And died for this country
