Paul Simon
Paul Simon - Santero lyrics
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Esmeralda I am Esmeralda I worked at el asilo Today I quit Now we have no place to go. But a woman from the botanica The one whose name is Carmen Said in times of need You interpret any omen. I almost used a knife today I could have killed someone. Will this cast a shadow on my son? Santero In New York on a hot night There's a playground filled with cries As a quarter moon like a dagger Tears across the skies So say the shells. So say the shells. Eleggua, king of the crossroads With his colors red and black, Sees a blade leap in the moonlight But he does not hold it back. So say the shells. Mafere fan los Caracoles. Esmeralda No! No puede ser. I know my son is mischievous Maybe troublesome, not wicked. Why should his feet obey the path A few shells have predicted? I don't believe in spirits I have no superstitions. But I've given you my money. Finish your prediction. Throw the shells. Santero I see him staggering through the desert But he must not break the chain Till Saint Lazarus in his mercy Turns his thirsty soul to rain. So say the shells. Lazarus Mafere fan los Caracoles. Both So this then is the future From which no one can escape Santero The cape and the umbrella The umbrella and the cape. So say the shells Lazarus Mafere fan los Caracoles. Santero So say the shells Lazarus Mafere fan los Caracoles. Santero So say the shells So say the shells.