The other Spanish Eyes lyrics only

sidshovel

verse 1

"Hey! You with the Spanish eyes get on your knees

Put your hands behind your back and face the wall

Be quiet until I call your name then answer me

From now on, you're all called Poncho, say si, si."

[Chorus]

Soon I'll be back

Giving you all the forms your hands can hold

Just say "sí, sí"

Take you back to Mexico and set you free

verse 2

Hey Spanish eyes, answer the questions I ask

Tell the truth, none of those clannish lies

If you dont understand, just say si, si,

I'll write it down for you, put your trust in me

[Chorus]

Soon I'll be back

Giving you all the forms your hands can hold

Just say "sí, sí"

Take you back to Mexico and set you free

bridge

"You, Spanish eyes

Stop moaning and making all that Spanish noise

Kneel down in the dirt

With the rest of those Spanish boys."

[Chorus]

Soon I'll be back

Giving you all the forms your hands can hold

Just say "sí, sí"

Take you back to Mexico and set you free

outro

[Deleted User]

Interesting lyrics, Sid. What inspired you to write song? What genre do you envision for it?

RainyDayMan

Overall I like it, Sid. Quite the critique!

I found "clannish lies" a little awkward, the rhyme a bit too obvious, but that's a personal reaction.

I think "Hey Spanish eyes" would make a lovely start to the chorus, but I don't think you can have it both ways, both in the verse and in the chorus too so that might end up being a major rewrite.

I can imagine this ending on "Yeah, taking you back to Mexico gonna set you free" or similar.

Good stuff!

sidshovel

RDM/icystorm

Thanks for your comments guys, fair and helpful as usual, appreciated.

Inspiration for many songs is usually triggered by news reports from BBC or Guardian

In this case, one report on farmer shooting migrant and another on bridge collapse in which 6 people

(S. American ethnicity) died.

Not sure what genre that falls under: social commentary/protest

Thanks

Sid

carroll

Yeah I used to get stories from the news as well