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Immigrant Girl Tab

by Gene Clark


Immigrant Girl
 
 			        
Her ancient Egyptian eyes look out on to the barrio
               
Oo-oo, sha-la-la-la
			      
You stack the magazines when you greet the others
              
Oo-oo, immigrant girl

                      
Your grandmother gave you her Egyptian ring
                         
Just to wear when you find a husband

And you see everything around this all American
Oo-oo, sha-la-la-la
The radio station plays rock ‘n roll for you
Oo-oo, immigrant girl

                 
In my heart, I see a memory
                          
Maybe it was sometime in some other life
                   
And I see that you are longing to be free

You knew to be everybody else’s (?)
                          
You need to have everything you want in this American life

Oooooo-ooooo
sha-la-la-la
Won't you be my baby, my one and only baby
Oo-oo, immigrant girl

                
    Life is long in America
                            
We don't live in a magazine stand

You see the sun go down on this dark old L.A. town
Oo-oo sha-la-la-la
You  (?) with every dream you perceive that 
You will find. Immigrant girl
Immigrant girl.