Carnaval Del Barrio Lyrics & Tabs by In The Heights Original Broadway Cast
Carnaval Del Barrio
guitar chords lyrics
Hey!
Hey!
What's this tonteria that I'm seeing on the street?
I thought I'd never see the day...
Since when are Latin people scared of heat?
When I was a little girl
Growing up in the hills of Vega Alta
My favorite time of year was Christmas time!
Ask me why
Why?
There wasn't an ounce of snow
But, oh, the coquito would flow
As we sang the aguinaldo
The carnaval would begin to grow!
Business is closed, and we're about to go...
As we sang the aguinaldo
The carnaval would begin to grow!
Business is closed, and we're about to go...
Let's have a carnaval del barrio!
Wepa!
Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval...
Carnaval!
Del barrio...
Barrio!
Carnaval...
Carnaval!
Del barrio...
Barrio!
We don't need electricidad
Get off your butt, avanza
Saca la maraca, bring your tambourine
Come and join the parranda
Wepa!
Carnaval
Del barrio Ohh, me me me, Dani I have a question
I don't know what you're cantando
Just make it up as you go
We are improvisando:
Lai le lo lai lo le lo lai
You can sing anything
Wha?
Carla, whatever pops into your head
Just so long as you sing
Ummm...
My mom is Dominican-Cuban
My dad is from Chile and P.R.,
which means:
I'm Chile-...Dominica-Rican!
But I always say I'm from Queens!
Wepaaa!
Carnaval
Del barrio Yo!
Why is everyone so happy?
We are sweating and we have no power
I've gotta get out of here soon
This block's getting worse by the hour!
You can't even go to the club with a friend
Without having somebody shove you!
Ay, por favor
Vanessa don't pretend that Usnavi's your friend
We all know that he love you!
Ohhhh!!!
Wow, now that you mention that sexual tension, it's easy to see!
Yo this is bogus...
Haven't you noticed you get all your coffee for free?
Carnaval
Del Barrio Here comes Usnavi!
Yo, yo, yo y-y-yo-yo
Now, now, everyone gather 'round, sit down, listen,
I got an announcement
Wow, it involves large amounts, it's
Somewhere in the range of 96, 000
Atencion, I'm closing shop
Sonny, grab everybody a soda pop!
Yo, grab a bottle, kiss it up to God,
Cuz Abuela Claudia just won the lotto!
Abuela Claudia won the lotto
We're bookin a flight for D.R. tomorrow
Oh my gah!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Dominicana
Alza la bandera
La bandera Puertoriquena
Alza la bandera
La bandera Mejicana
Alza la bandera
La bandera Cubana
Parriba esa bandera
Alzala donde quiera
Recuerdo de mi tierra
Hey!
Hey!
Me acuerdo de mi tierra...
Esa bonita bandera!
Contiene mi alma entera!
Y cuando yo me muera,
Entierrame en mi tierra!
Hey!
Hey!
Everything changes today
Hey!
Usnavi's on his way
Hey!
Off to a better place
Hey!
Look at Vanessa's face!
Everything changes today...
Hey!
Goodbye, Mr. Rosario...
Okay!
I'm taking over the barrio!
We're getting out of the barrio!
Hey, Mr. Benny, have you seen any horses today?
Hey!
What do you mean?
I heard you and Nina went for a roll in the
Hay! Hey! Ohhhhh!
Benny and Nina
Sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Que bochinche
Nina and Benny
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Hold up, wait a minute
Wait a minute!
Usnavi's leavin' us for the Dominican Republic?
And Benny went and stole the girl that I'm in love with?
She was my babysitter first!
Whoo!
Listen up, this is what ya'll want?
We close this bodega,
The neighborhood is gone!
They selling the dispatch,
They closing the salon
And they'll never turn the lights back on cuz-
We are powerless,
We are powerless!
But ya'll keep dancin' and singin' and celebratin'
But it's gettin' late and this place is disintegratin' and-
We are powerless,
We are powerless!
Alright we are powerless, so light up a candle!
There's nothing going on here that we can't handle!
You don't understand, I'm not trying to be funny!
We're gonna give a third of the money to you, Sonny!
What?
Yeah, yeah...
For real?
Yes!
Maybe you're right, Sonny.
Call in the coroners
Maybe we're powerless, a corner full of foreigners.
Maybe this neighborhood's changing forever
Maybe tonight is our last night together, however!
How do you wanna face it?
Do you wanna waste it, when the end is so close you can taste it?
Y'all could cry with your head in the sand
I'm a fly this flag that I got in my hand!
Parriba esa bandera
Hey!
Alzala donde quiera
Hey!
Can we raise our voice tonight?
Can we make a little noise tonight?
Esa bonita bandera
Contiene mi alma entera
Hey!
Hey!
In fact, can we sing so loud and raucous
They can hear us across the bridge in East Seacaucus?
Parriba esa bandera!
Alzala donde quiera!
Carnaval Del Barrio...
From Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo
Wherever we go
We rep our people and the beat go...
Esa bonita bandera!
Contiene mi alma entera!
Carnaval Del Barrio...
Vanessa, for get about what coulda been
Dance with me, one last night, in the hood again.
Wepa!
Carnaval del barrio
Carnaval del barrio
Carnaval del barrio
P'arriba esa bandera
Carnaval Del Barrio
Oye!
Y cuando yo me muera
Entierrame en mi tierra!
Del barrio
Del barrio
Alza la bandera
La bandera Dominicana
Alza la bandera
Alza la bandera
La bandera Puertoriquena
Alza la bandera
La bandera Mejicana
Adios, adios, adios
Alza la bandera
La bandera
La bandera
La bandera
La bandera
Alza la bandera!
(ALL CHEER)
