Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Immigrants (We Get The Job Done), artist - K'NAAN. Date of issue: 10.11.2016
Age restrictions: 18+
Song language: English
Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) |
| Not yet |
| I got 1 job, 2 jobs, 3 when I need them |
| I got 5 roommates in this one studio but I never really see them |
| And we all came America trying to get a lap dance from lady freedom |
| But now lady liberty is acting like Hillary Banks with a pre-nup |
| Man I was brave sailing on graves |
| Don’t think I didn’t notice those tombstones disguised as waves |
| I’m no dummy, here is something funny you can be an immigrant without risking |
| your lives |
| Or crossing these boarders with thrifty supplies |
| All you got to do is see the world with new eyes |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| We get the job done |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| It’s a hard line when you’re an import |
| Baby boy it’s hard times |
| When you ain’t sent for |
| Racist feed the belly of the beast |
| With they pitchforks, rich chores |
| Done by the people that get ignored |
| Ya se armó |
| Ya se despertaron |
| It’s a whole awakening |
| La alarma ya sonó hace rato |
| Los que quieren buscan |
| Pero nos apodan como vagos |
| We are the same ones |
| Hustling on every level |
| Ten los datos |
| Walk a mile in our shoes |
| Abrochenze los zapatos And they armed |
| And they awoke |
| The alarm went off a while ago |
| Those who want, search |
| But they label us hoodlums |
| Here’s the details |
| Better buckle your shoes |
| I been scoping ya dudes, ya’ll ain’t been working like I do |
| I’ll outwork you, it hurts you |
| You claim I’m stealing jobs though |
| Peter piper claimed he picked them he just underpaid Pablo |
| But there ain’t a paper trail when you living in the shadows |
| We’re Americas ghost writers the credit is only borrowed |
| It’s a matter of time before the checks all come |
| But, |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| We get the job done |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| Not yet |
| It’s Americas ghost writers the credit is only borrowed |
| It’s Americas ghost writers |
| It’s Americas ghost writers |
| It’s Americas ghost writers |
| It’s Americas ghost writers a credit is only borrowed |
| It’s Americas ghost writers a credit is only borrowed |
| It’s Americas ghost writers a credit is only borrowed |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| Ay yo aye immigrants we don’t like that |
| Na they don’t play British empire strikes back |
| They beating us like 808's and high hats |
| At our own game of invasion, but this ain’t Iraq |
| Who these fugees what did they do for me |
| But contribute new dreams |
| Taxes and tools swagger and food to eat |
| Cool, they flee war zones, but the problem ain’t ours |
| Even if our bombs landed on them like the Mayflower |
| Buckingham Palace or Capitol Hill |
| Blood of my ancestors had that all built |
| It’s the ink you print on your dollar bill, oil you spill |
| Thin red lines on the flag you hoist when you kill — |
| But still we just say «look how far I come» |
| Hindustan, Pakistan, to London |
| To a galaxy far from their ignorance |
| Cos — immigrants, we get the job done |
| Por tierra o por agua |
| Identidad falsa |
| Brincamos muros o flotamos en balsas |
| La peleamos como Sandino en Nicaragua |
| Somos como las plantas que crecen sin agua |
| Sin pasaporte americano |
| Porque La mitad de gringolandia Es terreno mexicano |
| Hay que ser bien hijo e puta |
| Nosotros Les Sembramos el árbol y ellos se comen la fruta |
| Somos los que cruzaron |
| Aquí vinimos a buscar el oro que nos robaron |
| Tenemos mas trucos que la policía secreta |
| Metimos la casa completa en una maleta |
| Con un pico, una pala |
| Y un rastrillo |
| Te construimos un castillo |
| Como es que dice el coro cabrón? |
| By land or by water |
| False identity |
| We jump over walls or float on raftsWe fight like Sandino in Nicaragua |
| We are like plants that grow without wáter |
| Without an American Passport |
| Because half of gringolandia is really Mexican terrain |
| One has to be a real cabron |
| We plant the tree and they reap the fruit |
| We are the ones who cross |
| Here we come to look for the gold that was stolen |
| We have more tricks than the secret police |
| We packed our entire house in suitcases |
| With a pick, a shovel |
| And a rake |
| We built you castles |
| How’s the chorus go again cabron? |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| We get the job done |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Look how far I come |
| Immigrants |
| We get the job done |
| Not yet |