The Immigrant

The Immigrant Written by Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby Recorded by Merle Haggard (No Capo) [Intro] X4 [Verse] A- merican ranching consists of a mansion Where illegal immigrants do much of the labor by hand     They sneak ’em through customs till time comes to bust ’em Then haul ’em back over the border to their own native land With a ragged sombrero and not much dinero They’ll be back again when the ole Rio Grande’s way down low Border patroller don’t stop the stroller ’Cause the Mexican immigrant is helping America grow [Chorus] Viva La Mexico go where they let you go Do what you can for the land Take home dinero and buy new sombrero And come back again when you can [Solo] What makes a gringo your smart aleck lingo When he stole this land from the Indian man way back when     Don’t he remember the big money lender That put him a lien parked where his pencil had been The almighty peso that gives him the say so To dry up the river whenever there’s crops to bring in This a good neighbor to take all his labor Then chase him back over the border till he’s needed a- gain