(cheech:)
took a walk to the corner store
just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s`mores
up pulled a guy in a yellow van
shiny gold badge flashing in his hand
(chong:)
he said, alright all you mohuddles down here
i want you all to hit the floor
i got one thing to ask you and nothing more
so answer in english, if you can
where were ya born, man
(cheech:)
huh? where was i born?
(chong:)
that`s right, i said
where were ya born?
(cheech:)
hey, are you one of those dudes who do horoscopes, man
hey, i`m a cancer with a bad moon rising
(chong:)
look here alfago, watch my lips
where were ya born?
(cheech:)
i was born in east l.a.
man, i was born in east l.a.
(chong:)
oh yeah, you were born in east l.a.
let`s see your green card
(cheech:)
huh? green card?
i`m from east la
(chong:)
alright, then who`s president of the united states
(cheech:)
oh, that`s easy, man
that guy that used to be on death valley days, john wayne
(chong:)
alright, let`s go, come on
(cheech:)
next thing i know, i`m in a foreign land
people talkin so fast, i couldn`t understand
there was nobody there to lend a helping hand
i was cold, it was dark where is a burger stand
I want to go back to east la
i wish i was back in east la
i don`t belong here in downtown t.j.
cause i was born in east la, ole
I crawled under barbed wire, swam across a stream
rode in six different trucks packed like a sardine
walked all day in the burning sun
now i know what it`s like to be born to run
Up ahead was the promised land
shining like a star just beyond my hand
all i could see was a golden door
i looked up, a sign said five billion sold
And i was back in east la
yes, i was back in east la
you know i`m never gonna stray
cause i was born in east la, oh la
(adlibs with i'm a low rider rocker in east la, oh la)
East la!!!