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[00:08.28]Phil Ochs
[00:08.96]Wade into the river
[00:11.75]Through the rippling shallow watter
[00:14.63]Steal accross the thirsty border
[00:18.64]Bracero
[00:23.10]Come bring your hungry bodies
[00:26.28]To the golden fields of plenty
[00:30.64]From a peso to a penny
[00:33.69]Bracero
[00:38.63]Oh, welcome to California
[00:42.98]Where the friendly farmers
[00:48.81]Will take care of you
[00:53.86]Come labor for your mother
[00:57.25]For your father and your brother
[01:01.06]For your sisters and your lover
[01:04.82]Bracero
[01:08.85]Come pick the fruits of yellow
[01:12.13]Break the flowers from the berries
[01:16.12]Purple grapes will fill your bellies
[01:19.64]Bracero
[01:23.40]Oh, Welcome to California
[01:28.90]Where the friendly farmers
[01:34.11]Will take care of you
[01:38.02]And the sun will bite your body
[01:43.73]As the dust will draw you thristy
[01:47.99]While your muscles beg for mercy
[01:51.38]Bracero
[01:54.87]In the shade of your sombrero
[01:58.25]Drop your sweat upon the soil
[02:02.20]Like the fruit your youth can spoil
[02:06.03]Bracero
[02:09.54]Oh, welcome to California
[02:17.56]Where the friendly farmers
[02:20.69]Will take care of you
[02:25.28]When the weary night embraces
[02:31.30]Sleep in shacks that could be cages
[02:35.50]They will take it from your wages
[02:38.66]Bracero
[02:42.74]Come sing about tomorrow
[02:45.89]With a jingle of the dollars
[02:49.79]And forget your crooked collar
[02:53.33]Bracero
[02:56.50]Oh, welcome to California
[03:04.66]Where the friendly farmers
[03:08.09]Will take care of you
[03:14.97]And the local men are lazy
[03:18.89]And they make too much of trouble
[03:24.34]Besides we'd have to pay them double
[03:26.70]Bracero
[03:29.81]Ah, but if you feel you're fallin'
[03:33.69]If you find the pace is killing
[03:38.01]There are others who are willing
[03:40.72]Bracero
[03:44.80]Oh, welcome to California
[03:52.03]Where the friendly farmers
[03:55.75]Will take care of you
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