carnaval del barrio
Singer:lin-manuel miranda
what's this tonteria that i'm seeing on the street?
i never thought i'd see the day. since when are latin people scared of heat?
growing up in the hills of vega alta
my favorite time of year was christmas time!
there wasn't an ounce of snow
the carnaval would begin to grow!
and we're about to go. let's have a carnaval del barrio!
we don't need electricidad!
come and join the parranda
me! dani i have a question
i don't know what you're cantando
just make it up as you go!
lai le lo lai lo le lo lai!
whatever pops into your head
just so long as you sing!
uh. 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!
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 a club with a friend
without having somebody shove you!
don't pretend that usnavi's your friend
we all know that he looooove you!
now that you mention that sexual tension is easy to see!
haven't you noticed you get all your coffee for free?
it involves large amounts
somewhere in the range of ninety-six thousand!
grab everybody a soda-pop!
'cause abuela claudia just won the lotto!
abuela claudia won the lotto!
we're bookin' a flight for d.r. tomorrow!
la bandera puertoriquena!
everything changes today!
everything changes today!
i'm taking over the barrio!
we're getting out of the barrio!
mr. benny: have you seen any horses today?
i heard you and nina went for a roll in the hay!
hey! ohhhh. benny and nina
usnavi's leavin' us for the dominican republic?
and benny went and stole the girl
she was my babysitter first!
the neighborhood is gone!
they selling the dispatch
and they closing the salon
and they'll never turn the lights back on
and y'all keep dancin' and singin' and celebratin'
and it's gettin' late and this place disintegratin' and--
there's nothing going on here that we can't handle!
i'm not trying to be funny!
we're gonna give a third of the money to you sonny!
a corner full of foreigners
maybe this neighborhood's changing forever
maybe tonight is our last night together
how do you want to face it?
when the end is so close you can taste it?
y'all could cry with your head in the sand
i'm a fly this flag that i got in my hand!
can we raise our voice tonight?
can we make a little noise tonight?
can we sing so loud and raucous
they can hear us across the bridge in east secaucus?
from puerto rico to santo domingo
we rep our people and the beat go. esa bonita bandera!
forget about what coulda been