Born In East L.A. by Cheech & Chong

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Born In East L.A.
By: Cheech & Chong

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Duration:	4:53
Release Date:	1985 (sav-man)
Lyrics By:	Bruce Springsteen, Richard Marin & Thomas Chong (sav-man)
Music By:	Bruce Springsteen, Richard Marin & Thomas Chong (sav-man)
Produced By:	Jeff Eyrich (sav-man)
Released By:	MCA Records (sav-man)
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Elvira makes a cameo in the music video. (Halfshell)

Parody of "Born In The U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen (CZW Ref Fan Steven)

This song later become the basis and title of a movie starring Cheech (by which time the duo had split up). (sav-man)

Tommy Chong has said that Cheech for all intents and purposes did this song alone, not involving Chong. (sav-man)

From Cheech & Chong's 1985 album GET OUT OF MY ROOM. (sav-man)

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Song Lyrics:

(Cheech:)
Took a walk to the corner store
Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s`mores
Up pulled a guy in a yellow van
Shiny gold badge flashing in his hand

(Chong:)
He said, alright all you mojados down here
I want you all to hit the floor
I got one thing to ask you and nothing more
So answer in English, if you can
Where were ya born, man

(Cheech:)
Huh? Where was I born?

(Chong:)
That`s right, I said
Where were ya born?

(Cheech:)
Hey, are you one of those dudes who do horoscopes, man
Hey, I`m a Cancer with a bad moon rising

(Chong:)
Look here el fago, watch my lips
Where were ya born?

(Cheech:)
I was BORN IN EAST L.A.
Man, I was BORN IN EAST L.A.

(Chong:)
Oh yeah, you were BORN IN EAST L.A.
Let`s see your green card

(Cheech:)
Huh? Green card?
I`m from East LA

(Chong:)
Alright, then who`s President of the United States

(Cheech:)
Oh, that`s easy, man
That guy that used to be on Death Valley Days, John Wayne

(Chong:)
Alright, let`s go, come on

(Cheech:)
Next thing I know, I`m in a foreign land
People talkin so fast, I couldn`t understand
There was nobody there to lend a helping hand
I was cold, it was dark, where is a burger stand

I want to go back to East LA
I wish I was back in East LA
I don't belong here in downtown T.J.
'Cause I was born in East LA, ole

I crawled under barbed wire, swam across a stream
Rode in six different trucks packed like a sardine
Walked all day in the burning sun
Now I know what it`s like to be born to run

Up ahead was the promised land
Shining like a star just beyond my hand
All I could see was a golden door
I looked up, a sign said five billion sold

And I was back in East LA
Yes, I was back in East LA
You know I`m never gonna stray
'Cause I was born in East LA, oh LA

(adlibs with I'm a low rider rocker in East LA, oh LA)

EAST LA!!! ()

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Available on the following albums:
Get Out of My Room	Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong (Anthology)
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Played on 51 shows:
	01-09-21, #AOTA-210109	05-29-94, #94-22
	06-28-17, #ISGD-17-27	05-26-91, #91-21
	05-03-17, #ISGD-17-17	07-02-89, #89-27
	11-14-16, #MM-491	10-16-88, #88-42
	06-28-14, #AOTA-140628	09-20-87, #87-38
	07-24-13, #ISGD-13-30	09-14-86, #86-37
	06-29-13, #13-26	03-23-86, #86-12
	09-29-12, #AOTA-120929	02-23-86, #86-08
	06-09-12, #AOTA-120609	02-23-86, #KMET-86-08
	07-02-11, #AOTA-110702	01-26-86, #86-04
	05-28-11, #11-22	01-05-86, #KMET-86-01
	05-28-11, #MMCZ-11-22	12-29-85, #85-52
	04-16-11, #MMCZ 11-16	11-03-85, #85-44
	07-07-10, #10-27	10-20-85, #85-42
	05-09-10, #MMCZ-10-19	10-13-85, #85-41
	05-03-09, #MMCZ-09-15	10-06-85, #KMET-85-40
	12-06-08, #MMCZ_0162	10-06-85, #85-40
	09-21-08, #MMS-116	09-29-85, #85-39
	06-25-06, #MMS-33	09-22-85, #85-38
	06-04-06, #06-23	09-15-85, #85-37
	05-22-06, #MM-58	09-15-85, #KMET-85-37
	02-27-05, #XM-92	09-08-85, #KMET-85-36
	01-23-05, #05-04	09-01-85, #KMET-85-35
	11-26-00, #00-48	08-25-85, #KMET-85-34
	11-15-98, #98-46	08-18-85, #KMET-85-33
	01-19-97, #97-03
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