In Mayagüez, a mountain town
Along the western shore
We saw the roofs as we came down
To the asylum for the poor.
The sugar cane whispered its prayers
And lay them on the sea.
El asilo de los pobres
Is where our home will be.
Pray for us, Santa Maria
Stay with us, Salvador
Pray for us, Santa Maria
Stay with us, Salvador.
My mother, Esmeralda,
Worked in the kitchen as a maid
While I played games with the crazy ones
In the flamboyan's light and shade.
Your mother named you for our Lord
But you cry; you wet your bed
This filthy habit must be cured
Look how the stain has spread!
El Meon! El Meon!
El Meon! El Meon!
El Meon! El Meon!
We only try to train the boy.
You’re animals at heart!
You had our charity to enjoy.
We’ll make another start.
There was a crucifixion, yes
But this time it is my son.
This time it is not you, Jesus
But Salvador Agron.
The dark road leads to Heaven
Through the canes in Mayagüez
I walked it, I was seven,
She watered it with tears.
Pray for us, Santa Maria
Stay with us, Salvador
Pray for us, Santa Maria
Stay with us, Salvador
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