Mexican Swing States
Performed by Debbie “Hayride” Harper & The Prairie Songbirds
Mexican Swing States — Music and Lyrics by Ernesto Galarza (Eagle Pass, TX)
(Verse 1)
Texas border’s open but Michigan’s colder,
Sinaloa folks are getting bolder.
Voting in swing states with hot sauce in hand,
Mixing up elections all across the land.
From Durango to Detroit, please make ’em stop,
Swing states, they’re putting bull over the top.
Open borders, open votes, and the quesadilla tide,
They’re cooking salsa on the Great Lakes’ landslide!
(Chorus)
Texas border’s open, but Michigan’s chill,
They traded in their mules for voter skills.
Voting for tamales and political change,
Now the swing states are feeling kinda strange.
Oh, Michigan’s colder, but the salsa’s hot,
Came to change things with the menudo they brought!
(Verse 2)
Wisconsin cheese met Oaxaca’s best,
Swinging state debates put queso to the test.
Half of Puebla’s stuck in North Carolina,
Voting with their tacos and some sweet carne asada.
Georgia’s turning into Baja Sur’s crowd,
They surfed on in, with no wall allowed.
Swinging the votes with tequila and lime,
Now these swing states are having a fiesta time!
(Chorus)
Texas border’s open, but Michigan’s chill,
They’re wrapping up in blankets, but voting still.
Voting themselves immigration dreams,
Swing states are swaying with political schemes.
Oh, Michigan’s colder, but the salsa’s hot,
The pozole is spiced with the votes they brought!
(Bridge)
Pennsylvania’s full of Guanajuato’s race,
Tamales and tacos taking over the place.
They’re casting ballots with a mariachi cheer,
Swinging P.A. elections; Salsa beat without fear!
(Chorus)
Texas border’s open, Michigan’s a deep freeze,
Didn’t stop ‘em from voting with tortillas and cheese.
Swinging those states with a sombrero’s flair,
Open invitation? Lady Liberty’s best of care?
Oh, Michigan’s colder, but the salsa’s hot,
They’re swinging elections with the guac they’ve got!
(Outro)
From Chiapas to Dallas, they’ve come to play,
U.S. states are swingin’ in the Mexican way.
Open borders? More like open chaos,
Fiesta in the polling booths, there’s now a new boss!
(end)
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“Why is half of Michoacán up here in Michigan? ”
Is there a reason they’re up here?
