Hey! Hey!

What′s this tontería that I'm seeing on the street?

I never thought I′d see the daySince 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

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, hey!

Carnaval (carnaval)

Del barrio (barrio)

Carnaval (carnaval)

Del barrio (barrio)

Carnaval (carnaval)

Del barrio (barrio)

Carnaval (carnaval)

Del barrio (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

Wait, what?

Carla, whatever comes 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-Domini-Curican!

But I always say I′m from Queens!

Hey!

Carnaval (carnaval)

Del barrio (barrio)

Carnaval (carnaval)

Del barrio (del barrio)

Why is everyone so happy?

We're sweating and we have no power

I 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!

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 (carnaval)

Del barrio (barrio)

Carnaval (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, there's nothing here holding me down

The word is out, tell the whole town, I′m bouncing

Atencion, I'm closing shop

Sonny, grab everybody a soda pop!

Twist off the bottle, kiss it up to God

I miss Abuela Claudia, it′s time to fly though!

Daniela, Carla, pack up the carro

I'm bookin a flight for D.R. tomorrow

Oh my god!

Alza la bandera

La bandera Dominicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera Puertorriqueña

Alza la bandera

La bandera Mexicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera Cubana

P'arriba esa bandera (hey!)

Alzala donde quiera (hey!)

Recuerdo de mi tierra

Me acuerdo de mi tierra

Esa bonita bandera! (Hey!)

Contiene mi alma entera! (Hey!)

Y cuando yo me muera

Entierrame en mi tierra!

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!)

Oh!

Benny and Nina (Benny and Nina)

Sitting in a tree (sitting in a tree)

K-I-S-S-I-N-G (K-I-S-S-I-N-G)

Que bochinche (que bochinche)

Nina and Benny (Nina and Benny)

K-I-S-S-I-N-G (k-i-s-s-i-n-g)

Hold up, 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!

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!

And ya′ll keep dancin' and singin′ and celebratin'

And it's gettin′ late and this place is disintegratin′

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!

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 go 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?

Hey!

Esa bonita bandera (hey!)

Contiene mi alma entera (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!

From Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo

Wherever we go

We rep our people and the beat go

Esa bonita bandera!

Contiene mi alma entera!

Vanessa, forget about what coulda been

Dance with me one last night in the hood again

Wepa!

Carnaval del barrio

Carnaval del barrio (p'arriba esa bandera)

Carnaval del barrio (y cuando yo me muera)

Carnaval del barrio (Entierrame en mi tierra!)

Alza la bandera

La bandera Dominicana (alza la bandera)

Alza la bandera

La bandera Puertorriqueña (adiós, adiós, adiós)

Alza la bandera

La bandera Mexicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera

La bandera

La bandera

La bandera

Alza la bandera!

Hey!