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Nobody Told Her

from Cuban Candles by The Cuban Cowboys

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Nobody Told Her

Two Cuban girls stood on the tarmac
They thought for sure that they’d be coming back
A New York wind took my mami’s hat
“Dejalo que se vaya,” “Leave it be, let it go.”
Pero no, nunca lo dejo But no, she never let it go

She started working at 16
When Havana was Vegas just off the Keys
And Americanitas up in NYC
Were giving it up for the mambo kings

When Che got done doing Kerouac
And Castro made sure of his coming back
Tanks rolled over Cadillacs
And the Kennedy boys just showed their ass

Nobody told her, She’d be there
Nadie le dijo, She’d be so scared

El mismo vino, la misma sangre The same wine, the same blood
Admiro mucho a mi madre I admire my mother very much
Por criarme sin mi papa For raising me without my dad
Por darme Cuba, Cuba, Cuba For giving me Cuba, Cuba, Cuba

So I know I don’t gotta tell her
Just how much la vina del nombre, Just how much the vineyard of one’s name
La vina del nombre produce The vineyard of one’s name produces
La vina del nombre produce The vineyard of one’s name produces

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from Cuban Candles, track released October 9, 2007

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The Cuban Cowboys mix indie rock with traditional Cuban music. Really? Yup. We been standing on the corner of Brooklyn and Matanzas since 2000. Where you been?

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