In the year 1970, in the city of San Diego
Under The Coronado Bridge lied a little piece of land,
a little piece of land of The Chicano Comunity of Logan Heights Wanted to make into a park.
A park where all the chavalitos could play in
So they wouldn"t have to play in the street
And get run over by a car.
A park, where all the viejitos could come en la tarde
And just sit down and watch the sun go down.
A park where all the familias could come,
And just get together on a Sunday afternoon
And celebrate the spirit of life itself.
But the city of San Diego said,
'Chale. We"re going to make a highway patrol substation here'
So on April 22nd, 1970,
La raza of Logan Heights and other Chicano communities of San Diego got together,(And they organized)
And they walked on the land,
And they took it over with their picks and their shovels,
And they began to build their park.
And today,I was 20 years later,that little piece of land under the Coronado Bridge in San Diego
Is known to people everywere as Chicano Park.
¡¡¡Órale Raza, Vamos al Parque!!!
It began in 1970,
Under the Coronado Bridge,
En mi barrio, in San Diego,
Where my people began to fight
For Chicano Park, for Chicano Park.
Under the bridge, under the bridge, under the bridge.
We shall continue to live, my brother.
We shall continue to fight, my friend,
For Chicano Park,
Under the bridge.
¡Raza!
¡Que vivan, que vivan,
Los barrios unidos!
Under The Coronado Bridge lied a little piece of land,
a little piece of land of The Chicano Comunity of Logan Heights Wanted to make into a park.
A park where all the chavalitos could play in
So they wouldn"t have to play in the street
And get run over by a car.
A park, where all the viejitos could come en la tarde
And just sit down and watch the sun go down.
A park where all the familias could come,
And just get together on a Sunday afternoon
And celebrate the spirit of life itself.
But the city of San Diego said,
'Chale. We"re going to make a highway patrol substation here'
So on April 22nd, 1970,
La raza of Logan Heights and other Chicano communities of San Diego got together,(And they organized)
And they walked on the land,
And they took it over with their picks and their shovels,
And they began to build their park.
And today,I was 20 years later,that little piece of land under the Coronado Bridge in San Diego
Is known to people everywere as Chicano Park.
¡¡¡Órale Raza, Vamos al Parque!!!
It began in 1970,
Under the Coronado Bridge,
En mi barrio, in San Diego,
Where my people began to fight
For Chicano Park, for Chicano Park.
Under the bridge, under the bridge, under the bridge.
We shall continue to live, my brother.
We shall continue to fight, my friend,
For Chicano Park,
Under the bridge.
¡Raza!
¡Que vivan, que vivan,
Los barrios unidos!