Depotees - Arlo Gutherie
D G D
The crops are all in and the peaches are rot--ting
D A7 D
The oranges piled in their cre--osote dung
G D
You're flying them back to the Mexico border
D A7 D
To pay all their money, to wade back again
D G D
My Father's own father, he waded that river
A7 D
They took all the money he made in his life
G D
My brothers and sisters come working the fruit trees
A7 D
And they rode the truck till they took down and died
[Chorus]
G D
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita
A7 D
Ad--ios mis amigos, Sai--sus sey Maria
G D
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
A7 D
All they will call you will be depor--tees
[Verse 3]
D G D
Some of us are illegal, and others not wan--ted
A7 D
Our work contract's out and we have to move on
G D
Six hundred miles to that Mexi--co border
A7 D
They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, and thieves
[Verse 4]
D G D
We died in your hills, we died on your deserts
A7 D
We died in your valleys, and died on your plains
G D
We died 'neath your trees, and we died on your bushes
A7 D
Both sides of the river, we died just the same
[Chorus]
G D
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita
A7 D
Ad--ios mis amigos, Sai--sus sey Maria
G D
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
A7 D
All they will call you will be depor--tees
[Verse 5]
D G D
The sky plane caught fire over Los Gatos can--yon
A7 D
Like a fireball of lightning, and shook all our hills
G D
And who are all these friends, all scattered like dry leaves?
A7 D
The radio says they are just depor--tees
[Verse 6]
D G D
Is this the best way we can grow our big orc--hards?
A7 D
Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
G D
To fall like dry leaves, to rot on my topsoil
A7 D
And to be called no name, except depor--tees
[Chorus]
G D
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita
A7 D
Ad--ios mis amigos, Sai--sus sey Maria
G D
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
A7 D
All they will call you will be depor--tees