One morning in Bolivia the leader of the partisans
And two of his companions
Were forced to flee the mountains for their lives
Through green and dusty villages they sped along the little roads
All the peasants smiled and shouted as they hurried by

Don't think that we are leaving, don't think that we are leaving
They only tried to frighten us with guns, we shall return

The people smiled and shouted and they ran along a little while
And then they stood and watched, their hands were restless and empty

The body of Jesus was in the jeep
That they blew up before it reached the plane
The priest was proud to bless him
For what there was of him remaining in the afternoon

Don't think that we are leaving, don't think that we are leaving
They only tried to frighten us with guns, we shall return

Continue with your work, continue with your talk
You have it in your hands to own your lives, to own your lands

The smell of oil and incense fills the room in this adobe hut
Where on the table lies the body of a man
His face is pale and young, his beard is dark and curled
Pennies hold his eyelids from the evening lights

The people from the village those who knew him, those who killed him
Stand inside the door, their hands are restless and empty

Continue with your work, continue with your talk
You have it in your hands to own your lives, to own your lands
There is no one who can show you the road you should be on
They only tell you, they can show you and then tomorrow they are gone

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